Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Mottola The Diocese of Mottola or Diocese of Motula (Latin: ''Dioecesis Motulensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Mottola in the province of Taranto in the region of Apulia in southeast Italy. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Dioc ...

(1638–1648). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giovanni Battista Falesi was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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in 1587 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...

. On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by

Francesco Maria Brancaccio Francesco Maria Brancaccio (15 April 1592, in Canneto, near Bari – 9 January 1675) was an Italian Catholic cardinal.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 ...

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, with

Alfonso Gonzaga Alfonso Gonzaga (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Rhodus'' (1621–1649). ''(in Latin)''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 ''Rhodus'', and

Biago Proto de Rubeis Biago Proto de Rubeis or Biagio Proto de Rossi (1578 – 7 April 1646) was a Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1626–1646). Biography Biagio Proto de Rossi was born in Patti, Sicily in about 1578, son of Antonello Proto and ...

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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1648.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1587 births 1648 deaths Dominican bishops {{RC-bishop-stub