Giovanni Battista Soriani

Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm. (died 25 June 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bisceglie (1576–1582).

Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Soriani
Bishop of Bisceglie
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bisceglie
In office1576–1582
PredecessorLeonardo Bonaccorsi
SuccessorNicola Secadenari
Orders
Consecration2 September 1576
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died25 June 1582
Barletta, Italy

Biography

Giovanni Battista Soriani was ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[1] On 22 August 1576, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Bisceglie.[1] On 2 September 1576, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Gaspare Viviani, Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, and Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Bisceglie until his death on 25 June 1582 in Barletta, Italy.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Paolo Bellardito, Bishop of Lipari (1580).[1]

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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