Giovanni Battista Paggi (bishop)

Giovanni Battista Paggi, B. (1615 – 8 February 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brugnato (1655–1663).[1]

Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Paggi
Bishop of Brugnato
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Brugnato
In office1655–1663
PredecessorGiantommaso Gastaldi
SuccessorGiambattista Dadece
Orders
Consecration20 June 1655
by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Created cardinal≤
Personal details
Born1615
Genoa, Italy
Died8 February 1663 (age 48)
Brugnato, Italy
NationalityItalian

Biography

Giovanni Battista Paggi was born in Genoa, Italy in 1615 and ordained a priest in the Barnabite Order.[2] On 14 June 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Brugnato.[1][2] On 20 June 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Francesco Antonio Sacchetti, Bishop of Troia, and Giacinto Cordella, Bishop of Venafro, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Brugnato until his death on 8 February 1663.[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 122. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Paggi, B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giantommaso Gastaldi		 Bishop of Brugnato
1655–1663		 Succeeded by
Giambattista Dadece


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