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Giulio Giovio

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Giulio Giovio
Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nocera de' Pagani
In office 1552–1563
Predecessor Paolo Giovio (il Vecchio)
Successor Paolo Giovio (il Giovane)
Personal details
Born 1511
Died 1573 (age 52)

Giulio Giovio (1511–1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1552–1563).[1][2]

Biography

Giulio Giovio was born in 1511.[2] On 21 August 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Coadjutor Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani.[2] He succeeded to the bishopric on 11 December 1552.[1][2] On 8 December 1553, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Teramo, with Antonio Numai, Bishop of Isernia, and Giulio Gentile, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani until his resignation in December 1560.[1][2] He died in 1573.[2]

While bishop, Giivio was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Antonio Volpi, Bishop of Como (1559).[2]

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