Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi
Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1645–1681 |
| Predecessor | Roberto Strozzi |
| Successor | Pietro Pietra |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 Oct 1645 by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1605 |
Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi (1605–1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa (1645–1681).[1]
Biography[edit]
Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi was born in Florence, Italy in 1605.[2] On 18 Sep 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa.[1][2] On 8 Oct 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa until his death in Jan 1681.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Alfonso Puccinelli, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1652); and Giuseppe Boncore, Bishop of Lavello (1652).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 156. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 31, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
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