Giovan Battista Foppa

Most Reverend

Giovan Battista Foppa
Archbishop of Benevento
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Benevento
In office1643–1673
PredecessorVincenzo Maculani
SuccessorGiuseppe Bologna
Orders
Consecration25 May 1643
by Vincenzo Maculani
Personal details
Born1603
Bergamo, Italy
Died16 Dec 1673 (age 70)

Giovan Battista Foppa, C.R. (1603–1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Benevento (1643–1673).[1][2]

Biography

Giovan Battista Foppa was born in Bergamo, Italy in 1603 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence on 14 Sep 1622.[3] On 18 May 1643, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Benevento.[1][2][3] On 25 May 1643, he was consecrated bishop by Vincenzo Maculani, Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente, with Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Cesare Facchinetti, Bishop of Senigallia, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Archbishop of Benevento until his death on 16 Dec 1673.[1][2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 113. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 118. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giovan Battista Foppa, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Benevento
1643–1673 		Succeeded by


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