Giovanni Desideri or Giovanni Conte (died 1604) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Rieti
The Diocese of Rieti () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See. (1603–1604).
Biography
Giovanni Desideri was born in 1568 and ordained a priest on 15 March 1603.
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On 16 Jun 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...
as
Bishop of Rieti
The Diocese of Rieti () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See. .
On 6 July 1603, he was consecrated bishop by
Girolamo Bernerio
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. (1540 – 5 August 1611) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Bernerio was born in Corregio. He served as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno from 1586 until his resignation in 1605. He was ...
,
Cardinal-Bishop
A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...
of ''Albano'', with
Claudio Rangoni,
Bishop of Piacenza
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...
, and
Andrea Sorbolonghi,
Bishop of Gubbio
The Diocese of Gubbio () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the province of Perugia, in Umbria, central Italy. , serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Rieti until his death in 1604.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
The Italian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Italy, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion, communion with the Pope in Rome, under the Conference of Italian Bishops. The pope serves also as Primate of Italy and Bishop ...
References
External links and additional sources
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1568 births
1604 deaths
People from Norcia
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
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