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Giovanni Battista Falesi

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Falesi
Bishop of Mottola
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Mottola
In office 1638–1648
Predecessor Tommaso d'Ancora
Successor Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)
Orders
Consecration 24 January 1638
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born 1587
Naples, Italy
Died 1648 (aged 60–61)
Mottola, Italy

Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1638–1648).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Falesi was born in Naples, Italy in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mottola.[1][2] On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1648.[1][2]

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