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Giovanni Battista Falesi

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Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Falesi
Bishop of Mottola
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mottola
In office1638–1648
PredecessorTommaso d'Ancora
SuccessorTommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)
Orders
Consecration24 January 1638
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born1587
Died1648
Mottola, Italy
NationalityItalian

Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1638–1648).[1]

Biography

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Giovanni Battista Falesi was born in Naples, Italy in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mottola.[1][2] On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1648.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Mottola
1638–1648
Succeeded by