Giovanni Giacomo Barba

Giovanni Giacomo Barba or Jean Jacques Barba (1490 – 1 October 1565) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terni (1553–1565)[1] and Bishop of Teramo (1546–1553).[2]

Most Reverend

Giovanni Giacomo Barba
Bishop of Terni
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Terni
In office1553–1565
PredecessorSebastiano Valenti
SuccessorTommaso Scotti
Orders
Consecration6 June 1546
by Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella
Personal details
Born1490
Naples, Italy
Died1 October 1565 (age 75)
Terni, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous post(s)Bishop of Teramo (1546–1553)

Biography

Giovanni Giacomo Barba was born in Naples, Italy in 1490 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[3][4] On 26 May 1546, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Teramo.[2][3] On 6 June 1546, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella, Bishop of Castro del Lazio, with Cristoforo Spiriti, Bishop of Cesena, and Luigi Magnasco di Santa Fiora, Bishop of Assisi, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 3 July 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Terni.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Terni until his death on 1 October 1565.[1][3]

Episcopal succession

See also

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
  2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 112. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Giacomo (Jean Jacques) Barba, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Giovanni Giacomo Barba, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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