Giovanni Battista Soriani

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Soriani
Bishop of Bisceglie
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Bisceglie
In office	1576–1582
Predecessor	Leonardo Bonaccorsi
Successor	Nicola Secadenari
Orders
Consecration	2 September 1576 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died	25 June 1582 Barletta, Italy

Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm. (died 25 June 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bisceglie (1576–1582).

Biography

Giovanni Battista Soriani was ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[1] On 22 August 1576, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Bisceglie.[1] On 2 September 1576, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Gaspare Viviani, Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, and Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Bisceglie until his death on 25 June 1582 in Barletta, Italy.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Paolo Bellardito, Bishop of Lipari (1580).[1]

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bisceglie". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Bisceglie (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leonardo Bonaccorsi	Bishop of Bisceglie 1576–1582	Succeeded by Nicola Secadenari