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Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Gravina di Puglia
In office 1552–1568
Predecessor Luca Rinaldi
Successor Francesco Bossi
Previous post Bishop of Fondi (1537–1552)
Personal details
Died 1568
Gravina di Puglia, Italy

Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini (died 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1552–1568) and Bishop of Fondi (1537–1552).[1][2]

Biography

On 14 March 1537, Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Fondi.[1][2] On 14 December 1552, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death in 1568.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of James Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow (1552).[2]

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