Giovanni Battista Biglia

Giovanni Battista Biglia (1570–1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1609–1617).[1]

Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Biglia
Bishop of Pavia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Pavia
In office1609–1617
PredecessorGuglielmo Bastoni
SuccessorFabrizio Landriani
Orders
Consecration1 Feb 1609
by Michelangelo Tonti
Personal details
Born1570
Milan, Italy
Died1617 (age 47)

Biography

Giovanni Battista Biglia was born in 1570 in Milan, Italy.[2] On 19 Jan 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Pavia.[1][2] On 1 Feb 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Michelangelo Tonti, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti), Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, and Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1617.[1][2]

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References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 273. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Biglia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Guglielmo Bastoni
Bishop of Pavia
1609–1617
Succeeded by
Fabrizio Landriani


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