Giovanni Battista Sfondrati

17th-century Roman Catholic bishop

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Sfondrati
Bishop of Pavia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Pavia
In office	1642–1647
Predecessor	Fabrizio Landriani
Successor	Francesco Biglia
Orders
Consecration	14 Dec 1642 by Giulio Roma
Personal details
Died	1647

Giovanni Battista Sfondrati (died 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1642–1647).^[1]

Biography

On 1 Dec 1642, Giovanni Battista Sfondrati was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Pavia.^[1]^[2] On 14 Dec 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Roma, Bishop of Tivoli, with Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1647.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 273. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Sfondrati". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Pavia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Pavia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}