Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Giuseppe Maria Bottari | |
Bishop of Pula | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Pula |
Term: | 1695–1729 |
Predecessor: | Eleonoro Pacello |
Successor: | Lelio Valentino Contessini-Ettorio |
Consecration: | 10 Jul 1695 |
Consecrated By: | Pier Matteo Petrucci |
Birth Date: | 1646 |
Birth Place: | Venice, Italy |
Death Date: | Sep 1729 (age 83) |
Giuseppe Maria Bottari, O.F.M. Conv. (1646–1729) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pula (1695–1729).[1]
Giuseppe Maria Bottari was born in Venice, Italy. In 1689, he was appointed Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[2] On 4 Jul 1695, he was appointed by Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Pula. On 10 Jul 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello with Francesco Gori, Bishop of Catanzaro, and Domenico Diez de Aux, Bishop of Gerace, as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Pula until his death in Sep 1729.