Giuseppe Civran (1629 – 17 May 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1660–1679).

Biography

Giuseppe Civran was born in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, Italy in 1629. He was a Referendary of the Two Signatures (judge) in the Roman Curia. He was subsequently governor of four cities in the Papal States. On 21 June 1660, he was appointed Bishop of Vicenza by

Pope Innocent XI Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689. Poli ...

. He held a diocesan synod in Vicenza in 1666, and published the acts.Riccardi, p. 220. He served as Bishop of Vicenza until his death on 17 May 1679.

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1629 births 1679 deaths {{RC-bishop-stub