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(1658–1695) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Ajaccio
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Ajaccio" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography
Giovanni Battista Gentile was born in
Genoa
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,
Italy
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in 1658 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Saint Benedict
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On 13 September 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII
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as
Bishop of Ajaccio
The Diocese of Ajaccio (Latin: ''Dioecesis Adiacensis''; French: ''Diocèse d'Ajaccio'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in France.consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Pancrazio
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Bishop of Como
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, and
Pierre Lambert Ledrou
Pierre Lambert Ledrou, O.E.S.A. (1641 – 6 May 1721) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of ''Porphyreon'' (1692–1721).
Biography
Pierre Lambert Ledrou was born in Huy, Belgium in 1641 and ordained a priest in the Order ...
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Titular Bishop
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of ''Porphyreon'', serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Ajaccio until his death on 2 September 1695.