Vincenzo Giustiniani (died 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1593–1614)."Bishop Vincenzo Giustiniani"
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Biography

Vincenzo Giustiniani was born in

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in 1550. On 2 August 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia. On 29 Aug 1593, he was

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bishop by

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, with Melchiorre Pelletta,

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of ''Chrysopolis in Arabia'', and

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, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death in 1614. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marco Giustiniani, Bishop of Chios (1604).

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