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Biography

Giovanni Agostino Marliani was born of a patrician family in

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in 1585. He is attested as Vicar General of the diocese of Genoa in 1635 and again in 1640. On 15 July 1645, Marliani was appointed Bishop of Accia and Mariana by

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. In 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Stefano Durazzo,

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. In 1656, he resigned as Bishop of Accia and Mariana. On 27 February 1662, he was appointed Bishop of Reggio Emilia by Pope Alexander VII. He held a diocesan synod in Reggio on 15–17 June 1665. He held a second synod on 17–19 April 1674.''Secundae synodi dioecesanae, quam fel. record. illustrissimus et reverendissimus d. d. Io. Augustinus Marlianus, Dei et sanctae sedis apostolicae gratia episcopus Regij et princeps, paucis ante obitum diebus habuit, anno Domini 1674, die 17, 18 et 19 aprilis.'' (Reggio: Typographia Propseri Vedroti 1675). Marliani served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia until his death on 4 June 1674.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

References

External links and additional sources

* Saccani, Giovanni (1902)
''I vescovi di Reggio-Emilia, Cronotassi''
Reggio Emilia: Tip. Artigianelli 1902, pp. 137-139. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marliani, Giovanni Agostino 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent X Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII 1585 births 1674 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Genoa