Marco Giustiniani (bishop of Torcello) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Marco Giustiniani
Bishop of Torcello
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Torcello
Term:1692–1735
Predecessor:Giacomo Vianoli
Successor:Vincenzo Maria Diedo
Consecration:30 March 1692
Birth Date:12 February 1655
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Death Date:2 March 1735 (age 80)
Death Place:Torcello, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Marco Giustiniani (1655–1735) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Torcello (1692–1735).[1]

Biography

Marco Giustiniani was born in Venice, Italy on 12 February 1655. He was ordained a deacon on 20 January 1692 and a priest on 27 January 1692. On 24 March 1692, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Torcello. On 30 March 1692, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Torcello until his death on 2 March 1735. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Andrea Grassi, Bishop of Caorle (1700) and Pietro Barbarigo, Patriarch of Venice (1706).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgiustma.html "Bishop Marco Giustiniani"