Giovanni Battista Ansaldo (died 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia
The Italian Catholic diocese of Cariati, in Calabria, existed until 1979. In that year it was united into the archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati. The diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Santa Severina, and then of the archdiocese of Reggio Ca ...
(1576–1578).
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Biography
On 24 October 1576, Giovanni Battista Ansaldo was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII as
Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia
The Italian Catholic diocese of Cariati, in Calabria, existed until 1979. In that year it was united into the archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati. The diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Santa Severina, and then of the archdiocese of Reggio Ca ...
.
On 4 November 1576, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Antonio Santorio,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Bartolomeo all'Isola
The Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island ( it, Basilica di San Bartolomeo all'Isola , la, Basilica S. Bartholomaei in Insula) is a titular minor basilica, located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 998 by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor and co ...
, with
Cesare de' Giacomelli,
Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina. , and
Gaspare Viviani,
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia until his death in 1578.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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References
External links and additional sources
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII
1578 deaths
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