Giovanni Battista Alfieri

Giovanni Battista Alfieri
Most Reverend; Giovanni Battista Alfieri
	Bishop of Fano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Fano
In office	1649–1676
Predecessor	Alessandro Castracani
Successor	Angelo Maria Ranuzzi
Orders
Consecration	2 Jan 1650; by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born	Ostra Vetere, Italy
Died	17 Sep 1676

Giovanni Battista Alfieri (died 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fano (1649–1676).

Biography

Giovanni Battista Alfieri was born in Ostra Vetere, Italy.[1] On 9 Dec 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Fano.[2][1] On 2 Jan 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Archbishop of Fermo, and Giambattista Spínola (seniore), Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Fano until his death on 17 Sep 1676.[2][1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Bonifazio, Bishop of Capodistria (1653); and Francesco de Andreis, Bishop of Nona (1653).[1]

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References

Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Alfieri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}
Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 185. (in Latin)

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alessandro Castracani	Bishop of Fano 1649–1676	Succeeded by Angelo Maria Ranuzzi

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[CathHierGioBatAlf-1] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Alfieri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

[HierarchiaIV-Fano-2] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 185. (in Latin)