Giovanni Benini (1569–1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Archbishop
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Biography
Giovanni Benini was born in
Rome
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,
Italy
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on 26 June 1569.
On 18 October 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV
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as
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto''.
On 31 December 1622, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Ulpiano Volpi
Ulpiano Volpi or Volpiano Volpi (1559 – 10 March 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara (1619–1629), and Archbishop of Chieti (1609–1615).
Biography
Ulpiano Volpi was born in Como, ...
,
Bishop of Novara
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Titular Archbishop
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co-consecrators
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...
.
He served as Titular Archbishop of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' until his death on 2 November 1636.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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of
Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro
Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro (16 November 1579 – 5 June 1653) was a Venetian Catholic Cardinal and Patriarch of Venice.
Early life
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