Giovanni Thomas Marnavich
Giovanni Thomas Marnavich or Joannes Thomas Marnavich or Ivan Tomko Mrnavić (died 1635 or 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bosnia (1631–1639).[1][2][3]
Most Reverend Giovanni Thomas Marnavich | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bosnia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bosnia |
| In office | 1631–1639 |
| Successor | Thomas Marnavich |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 23 November 1631 by Luigi Caetani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bosnia |
| Died | 1635 or 1639 Bosnia |
Biography
On 10 November 1631, Giovanni Thomas Marnavich was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Bosnia.[1][4][3] On 23 November 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Erasmo Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria, and Bartol Kačić, Bishop of Makarska, serving as co-consecrators.[4] He served as Bishop of Bosnia until his death in 1635[3] or 1639.[4]
In 1631, Marnavich published a pamphlet that Albanian national hero Scanderbeg was not an Albanian but rather a Slav. His claim was refuted by Frang Bardhi in his The Apology of Scanderbeg, published in Venice in 1636.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, Marnavich was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- Octavio Asinari, Bishop of Ivrea (1634); and
- Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi), Bishop of Hvar (1635).
References
- Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 119.
- "Diocese of Bosnia (Bosna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- Cheney, David M. "Giovanni Thomas Marnavich". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
Bishop of Bosnia 1631–1639 |
Succeeded by Thomas Marnavich |