Giovanni Battista Biglia (1570–1617) was a Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Pavia
The Diocese of Pavia ( la, Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817. (1609–1617).
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Biography
Giovanni Battista Biglia was born in 1570 in
Milan
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,
Italy
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.
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On 19 Jan 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...
as
Bishop of Pavia
The Diocese of Pavia ( la, Dioecesis Papiensis) is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan only since 1817. .
On 1 Feb 1609, he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by
Michelangelo Tonti,
Cardinal-Priest
A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...
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
Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti),
Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, and
Domenico Rivarola,
Bishop of Aleria
The Diocese of Aleria (Latin ''Dioecesis Aleriensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin rite, in the center of the eastern coast of the island of Corsica in the Department of Haute-Corse. The town of Aleria was subject to repeated raids ...
, serving as
co-consecrators
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1617.
References
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1570 births
1617 deaths
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