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Giovanni Benini

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Benini
Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto
Church Catholic Church
In office 1622–1636
Predecessor Cosimo de Torres
Successor Giovanni de Torres
Orders
Consecration 31 December 1622
by Ulpiano Volpi
Personal details
Born 26 June 1569
Rome, Italy
Died 2 November 1636 (age 67)

Giovanni Benini (1569–1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1622–1636).[1][2]

Biography

Giovanni Benini was born in Rome, Italy on 26 June 1569.[2] On 18 October 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto.[1][2] On 31 December 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, with Joannes Mattaeus Caryophyllis, Titular Archbishop of Iconium, and Girolamo Tantucci, Bishop of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto until his death on 2 November 1636.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro, Bishop of Bergamo (1623).[2]

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