Giovanni Battista Gentile

Giovanni Battista Gentile, O.S.B. (1658–1695) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ajaccio (1694–1695).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Gentile
Bishop of Ajaccio
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ajaccio
In office1694–1695
PredecessorGiovanni Paolo Inurea
SuccessorFrançois Marie Sacco
Orders
Consecration19 September 1694
by Bandino Panciatici
Personal details
Born1658
Genoa, Italy
Died2 September 1695 (age 37)
Ajaccio, France

Biography

Giovanni Battista Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy in 1658 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 13 September 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Ajaccio.[1][2] On 19 September 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Bishop of Como, and Pierre Lambert Ledrou, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ajaccio until his death on 2 September 1695.[2]

References
  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 68. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Gentile, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Diocese of Ajaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Ajaccio" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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