Guglielmo Bastoni

Most Reverend Guglielmo Bastoni
Bishop of Pavia Apostolic Nuncio to Naples
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Pavia
In office	1593–1609
Predecessor	Francesco Gonzaga
Successor	Giovanni Battista Biglia
Orders
Consecration	6 May 1593 by Michele Bonelli
Personal details
Born	5 Dec 1544 Milan, Italy
Died	Jan 1609 (age 64)

Guglielmo Bastoni (1544–1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1593–1609) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1606–1609).[1][2][3]

Biography

Guglielmo Bastoni was born on 5 Dec 1544 in Milan, Italy.[3] On 30 Apr 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Pavia.[1][2][3] On 6 May 1593, he was consecrated bishop by Michele Bonelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Owen Lewis, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 26 May 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.[3] He served as Bishop of Pavia and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in Jan 1609.[1][2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

• Sebastiano Ghislieri, Bishop of Strongoli (1601);
• Peter Lombard, Archbishop of Armagh (1601);
• Stefano Spínola, Bishop of Ventimiglia (1602);
• Alessandro Petrucci, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1602);
• Fausto Malari, Bishop of Chiusi (1602);
• Simone Lunadori, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1602);
• Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1602);
• Camillo Olario (Aulari, Ozario), Bishop of Bobbio (1602);
• Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal, Bishop of Badajoz (1602);
• Pirro Imperoli, Bishop of Jesi (1604).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 269. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 273. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Guglielmo Bastoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Pavia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Pavia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Gonzaga	Bishop of Pavia 1593–1609	Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Biglia
Preceded by Jacopo Aldobrandini	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples 1606–1609	Succeeded by Valeriano Muti