Giovanni Francesco Pogliasca or Giovanni Francesco Polascha (died 1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Luni e Sarzana The Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato ( la, Dioecesis Spediensis-Sarzanensis-Brugnatensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy, created in 1929. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The historic ...

(1537–1561). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

On 28 Nov 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

. On 22 Feb 1538, 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

Alfonso Oliva Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

Bishop of Bovino The Diocese of Bovino (Latin: Bivinensis, or Bovinensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in the civil province of Apulia, southern Italy. It is 23 mi (37 km) southwest of Foggia.Uberto Gambara Uberto Gambara (1489–1549) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Uberto Gambara was born in Brescia on 23 January 1489, the son of Gianfrancesco Gambara and Alda Pio di Carpi. Veronica Gambara was his sister. When h ...

Bishop of Tortona The Diocese of Tortona ( la, Dioecesis Derthonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy, spanning parts of three regions of Piedmont (Province of Alessandria), Lombardy (Province of Pav ...

, and Pietro Lamberti,

Bishop of Caserta The Diocese of Caserta ( la, Dioecesis Casertana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.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 Luni e Sarzana until his death in 1561.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III 1561 deaths {{16C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub