Giovanni Battista Costanzo

Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Costanzo
Archbishop of Cosenza
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cosenza
In office 1591-1617
Predecessor Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta
Successor Paolo Emilio Santori
Orders
Consecration 21 Apr 1591
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died 1617
Cosenza, Italy

Giovanni Battista Costanzo (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1591-1617). [1][2][3]

Biography

On 5 Apr 1591, Giovanni Battista Costanzo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1] On 21 Apr 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon and Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Tricarico serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death in 1617.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francesco Monaco (bishop), Bishop of Martirano (1592); and Decio Caracciolo Rosso, Archbishop of Bari (1606).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Giovanni Battista Costanzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta
Archbishop of Cosenza
1591-1617
Succeeded by
Paolo Emilio Santori
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