Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta was born in Brixien on 8 September 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers on 18 December 1655.[1] On 8 June 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Hvar.[1] On 14 June 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Ercole Domenico Monanni, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Hvar until his resignation on 1 April 1704.[1] He died on 14 April 1719.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Martinengo, Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1711).[1]

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• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}