Giovanni Battista Brescia (died 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Vicenza
The Diocese of Vicenza ( la, Dioecesis Vicentina) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. (1655–1660).
[ ''(in Latin)'']
Biography
On 14 June 1655, Giovanni Battista Brescia was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...
as
Bishop of Vicenza
The Diocese of Vicenza ( la, Dioecesis Vicentina) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. .
[ ]
On 4 July 1655, 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
Marcantonio Bragadin,
Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with
Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop)
Pier Luigi Carafa (died 7 August 1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tricarico (1646–1672). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 8 January 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Tricarico.
O ...
,
Bishop of Tricarico
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Tricarico ( la, Dioecesis Tricaricensis) is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[Girolamo Farnese
Girolamo Farnese (1599–1668) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
On 26 Apr 1639, was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Scanaroli, Titular Bishop of ''Sidon'', with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and ...]
,
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Patrae'', serving as
co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Vicenza until his death in 1660.
References
External links and additional sources
* (for Chronology of Bishops)
* (for Chronology of Bishops)
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII
1660 deaths
{{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub