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Giovanni Battista Malaspina

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Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Malaspina
Bishop of Massa Marittima
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Massa Marittima
In office1629–1655
PredecessorFabio Piccolomini
SuccessorBandino Accarigi
Orders
Consecration13 Dec 1629
by Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia
Personal details
Born1589
Died16 Oct 1655 (age 66)

Giovanni Battista Malaspina (1589–1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Marittima (1629–1655).[1]

Biography

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Giovanni Battista Malaspina was born in 1589.[2] On 13 Dec 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Massa Marittima.[1][2] On 13 Dec 1629, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Alessandro Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Massa Marittima until his death on 16 Oct 1655.[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. 234. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Malaspina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Massa Marittima
1629–1655
Succeeded by