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Giulio Giovio

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Giulio Giovio
Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nocera de' Pagani
In office1552–1563
PredecessorPaolo Giovio (il Vecchio)
SuccessorPaolo Giovio (il Giovane)
Personal details
Born1511
Died1573 (age 52)

Giulio Giovio (1511–1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1552–1563).[1][2]

Biography

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Giulio Giovio was born in 1511.[2] On 21 August 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Coadjutor Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani.[2] He succeeded to the bishopric on 11 December 1552.[1][2] On 8 December 1553, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Teramo, with Antonio Numai, Bishop of Isernia, and Giulio Gentile, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani until his resignation in December 1560.[1][2] He died in 1573.[2]

While bishop, Giivio was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Antonio Volpi, Bishop of Como (1559).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 230. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bishop Giulio Giovio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 12, 2017
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani
1552–1563
Succeeded by