Giovanni Battista Brescia

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Brescia
Bishop of Vicenza
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Vicenza
In office	1655–1660
Predecessor	Marcantonio Bragadin
Successor	Giuseppe Civran
Orders
Consecration	4 July 1655 by Marcantonio Bragadin
Personal details
Died	1660 Vicenza, Italy

Giovanni Battista Brescia (died 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1655–1660).[1]

Biography

On 14 June 1655, Giovanni Battista Brescia was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Vicenza.[1][2] On 4 July 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Bragadin, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico, and Girolamo Farnese, Titular Archbishop of Patrae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vicenza until his death in 1660.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 368. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Brescia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vicenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vicenza". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Marcantonio Bragadin	Bishop of Vicenza 1655–1660	Succeeded by Giuseppe Civran