Giovanni Linati

Most Reverend

Giovanni Giorgio Linati
Bishop of Piacenza
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Piacenza
In office1619–1627
PredecessorClaudio Rangoni
SuccessorAlessandro Scappi
Previous post(s)Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1606–1619)
Orders
Consecration13 December 1606
by Carlo Conti
Personal details
Born1562
Parma, Italy
Died3 April 1627 (age 65)
Piacenza, Italy

Giovanni Linati (1562–1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Piacenza (1619–1627) and Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1606–1619).[1][2]

Biography

Giovanni Linati was born in Parma, Italy in 1562.[2] On 4 December 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino and was installed on 24 December 1606.[1][2] On 13 December 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Claudio Rangoni, Bishop of Piacenza, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 9 October 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Piacenza.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Piacenza until his death on 3 April 1627.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pompeo Cornazzano, Bishop of Parma (1615).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 281 and 124. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Giovanni Linati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Borgo San Donnino
1606–1619 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Piacenza
1619–1627 		Succeeded by


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