Pietro Martire Giustiniani,
O.P. (1645–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tinos (1700–1715) and
Archbishop of Naxos
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naxos, Tinos, Andros, and Mykonos ( la, Archidioecesis Naxiensis, Andrensis, Tinensis, et Myconensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in insular Greece.
Its cathedral archie ...
(1691–1700).
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Biography
Pietro Martire Giustiniani was born in
Chios
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,
Greece
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in 1645 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers
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.
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On 10 December 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII
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He ...
as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tinos.
On 13 January 1692, he was
consecrated bishop by
Galeazzo Marescotti
Galeazzo Marescotti (1 October 1627 – 3 July 1726) was an Italian cardinal.
Biography
He was born in Vignanello, Italy. His father was named Sforza Marescotti and his mother was Vittoria Ruspoli, both born to prominent aristocratic famil ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santi Quirico e Giulitta
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, with
Giuseppe Bologna,
Archbishop of Capua
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, and
Stefano Giuseppe Menatti,
Titular Bishop
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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 ...
of ''Cyrene'', serving as
co-consecrators.
On 10 May 1700, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as
Bishop of Tinos.
He served as Bishop of Tinos until his death in January 1715.
References
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17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Republic of Venice
18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Republic of Venice
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII
Clergy from Chios
1645 births
1715 deaths
Dominican bishops
Roman Catholic archbishops of Naxos
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