Giacomo Villani

Most Reverend

Giacomo Villani
Most Reverend; Giacomo Villani
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Caiazzo
In office	1679–1690
Predecessor	Giuseppe Petagna
Successor	Francesco Giambattista Bonesana
Orders
Consecration	30 November 1679; by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	1605; Fossoli di Ravenna, Italy
Died	5 November 1690; Caiazzo, Italy

Giacomo Villani (1605 – 5 November 1690) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caiazzo (1679–1690).^[1]^[2]

Biography

Giacomo Villani was born in Fossoli di Ravenna, Italy in 1605. On 27 November 1679, he was appointed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Caiazzo. On 30 November 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Alessandro Crescenzi, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Caiazzo until his death on 5 November 1690.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 134. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Giacomo Villani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 14, 2016

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