Giovanni Battista Costanzo

Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Costanzo
Archbishop of Cosenza
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cosenza
In office 1591-1617
Predecessor Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta
Successor Paolo Emilio Santori
Orders
Consecration 21 Apr 1591
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died 1617
Cosenza, Italy

Giovanni Battista Costanzo (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1591-1617). [1][2][3]

Biography

On 5 Apr 1591, Giovanni Battista Costanzo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1] On 21 Apr 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon and Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Tricarico serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death in 1617.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francesco Monaco (bishop), Bishop of Martirano (1592); and Decio Caracciolo Rosso, Archbishop of Bari (1606).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Giovanni Battista Costanzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta
Archbishop of Cosenza
1591-1617
Succeeded by
Paolo Emilio Santori
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