Giovanni Delfino (bishop of Belluno)

Giovanni Delfino (died 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belluno (1626–1634).^[1][2]

Biography

Giovanni Delfino was born in 1589.^[2] On 9 February 1626, Giovanni Delfino was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Belluno.^[1][2] On 22 February 1626, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.^[2] He served as Bishop of Belluno until his resignation in 1634.^[2] He died in 1651.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Hector de Monte, Bishop of Termoli (1626);
• Nicolaus de Georgiis, Bishop of Hvar (1635); and
• Alvise Marcello, Bishop of Šibenik (1635).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 112. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giovanni Delfino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

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