Giovanni Battista Gentile

Giovanni Battista Gentile, O.S.B. (1658–1695) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ajaccio (1694–1695).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Gentile
Bishop of Ajaccio
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ajaccio
In office	1694–1695
Predecessor	Giovanni Paolo Inurea
Successor	François Marie Sacco
Orders
Consecration	19 September 1694 by Bandino Panciatici
Personal details
Born	1658 Genoa, Italy
Died	2 September 1695 (age 37) Ajaccio, France

Biography

Giovanni Battista Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy in 1658 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 13 September 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Ajaccio.[1][2] On 19 September 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Bishop of Como, and Pierre Lambert Ledrou, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ajaccio until his death on 2 September 1695.[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 68. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Gentile, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Diocese of Ajaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Ajaccio" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Paolo Inurea	Bishop of Ajaccio 1694–1695	Succeeded by François Marie Sacco