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