Giovanni Rinaldi Montorio (died 1546) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Narni
The Italian Catholic diocese of Narni, in central Italy, was suppressed in 1907, becoming part of the diocese of Terni. (1538–1546).
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Biography
On 11 Jan 1538, Giovanni Rinaldi Montorio 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 ...
as
Bishop of Narni
The Italian Catholic diocese of Narni, in central Italy, was suppressed in 1907, becoming part of the diocese of Terni. .
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On 21 Mar 1539, 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 in the
Sistine Chapel
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by
Gian Pietro Carafa
Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, Theatines, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serv ...
,
Archbishop of Chieti
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ( la, Archidioecesis Theatina-Vastensis) received that name in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526.
History
Chieti is the ancient ''Teate''. In the Go ...
, with
Bartolomeo Siringi,
Bishop of Castellaneta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta ( la, Dioecesis Castellanetensis) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.[Alfonso Oliva
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,
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.[co-consecrators
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.
He served as Bishop of Narni until his death in 1546.
References
External links and additional sources
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
1546 deaths
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