Pier Giulio Delfino (3 April, 1634 – 24 April, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1684–1685). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Pier Giulio Delfino"
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Biography

Pier Giulio Delfino was born in

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on 3 April 1634. He was ordained a deacon on 25 October 1671 and ordained a priest on 28 October 1671. On 19 June 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of

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 ...

. On 24 June 1684, he was consecrated bishop by

Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal) Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. (1607 – 8 May 1688) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1685–1688), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Recanati e Loreto (1676–1682), Titular Patriarch of Al ...

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. He served as Bishop of Capodistria until his death on 24 April 1685.

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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1634 births 1685 deaths {{RC-bishop-stub