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Giovanni Battista Biglia

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Biglia
Bishop of Pavia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Pavia
In office 1609–1617
Predecessor Guglielmo Bastoni
Successor Fabrizio Landriani
Orders
Consecration 1 Feb 1609
by Michelangelo Tonti
Personal details
Born 1570
Milan, Italy
Died 1617 (age 47)

Giovanni Battista Biglia (1570–1617) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1609–1617).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Biglia was born in 1570 in Milan, Italy.[2] On 19 Jan 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Pavia.[1][2] On 1 Feb 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Michelangelo Tonti, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti), Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, and Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1617.[1][2]

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