Giulio Maria Odescalchi

Giulio Maria Odescalchi (1612 – 28 August 1666) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Bishop of Novara. He was the brother of Pope Innocent XI.

Bishop

Giulio Maria Odescalchi

O.S.B.
Servant of God
Bishop of Novara
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseNovara
SeeNovara
In office6 March 1656 - 28 August 1666
PredecessorBenedetto Odescalchi
SuccessorGiuseppe Maria Maraviglia
Orders
Consecration19 March 1656
by Benedetto Odescalchi
RankBishop
Personal details
Birth nameGiulio Maria Odescalchi
Born1612
Como, Duchy of Milan
Died28 August 1666 (aged 54)
Novara, Duchy of Milan
Coat of arms
Sainthood
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Title as SaintServant of God

Innocent XI opened his sainthood cause and this has allowed for him to be known as a Servant of God.

Life

Giulio Maria Odescalchi was born in 1612 in Como to Livio Odescalchi and Paola Castelli Giovanelli. His siblings were Carlo, Lucrezia, Constantino, Nicola and Paolo. His other brother was Benedetto, the future Pope Innocent XI. He is also a relative of Carlo Odescalchi - future Servant of God. His father died in 1626 and his mother died of the plague in 1630.

Pope Alexander VII appointed him as the Bishop of Novara at the behest of Benedetto, who had resigned from that post. Odescalchi served as bishop until his death at the age of 54 in 1666.[1]

Benedetto, elected as Pope Innocent XI, opened the sainthood process for his late brother. This conferred the title of Servant of God upon him.

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See also

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giulio Maria Odescalchi, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Benedetto Odescalchi		 Bishop of Novara
1656–1666		 Succeeded by
Giuseppe Maria Maraviglia
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