Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Desio | |
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Bishop of Venosa | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1674–1677 |
Predecessor | Giacinto Tarugi |
Successor | Francesco Maria Neri |
Orders | |
Ordination | 8 April 1651 |
Consecration | 16 May 1674 by Giulio Spinola |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 April 1628 |
Died | August 1677 (age 49) Venosa, Italy |
Giovanni Battista Desio (1628–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1674–1677). [1]
Giovanni Battista Desio was born in Naples, Italy on 28 April 1628 and ordained a priest on 8 April 1651. [2]
On 28 April 1628, he was appointed Bishop of Venosa by Pope Urban VIII. On 16 May 1674, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Spinola, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Giacomo de Angelis, formerly Archbishop of Urbino, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, formerly Bishop of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in August 1677. [1] [2]