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Giovanni Battista de Aquena

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista de Aquena
Bishop of Bosa
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Bosa
In office 1613–1615
Predecessor Juan Alvarez Zapata
Successor Vincenzo Bacallar (bishop)
Orders
Consecration 14 April 1613
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born 1576
Sassari, Italy
Died 1615 (age 39)
Bosa, Italy

Giovanni Battista de Aquena (1576–1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bosa (1613–1615).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista de Aquena was born in Sassari, Italy in 1576.[2] On 18 March 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bosa.[3][2] On 14 April 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Marco Cornaro, Bishop of Padua, and Alessandro Guidiccioni (iuniore), Bishop of Lucca, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Bosa until his death in 1615.[2]

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