Jump to content

Malatesta Baglioni (bishop)

From Catholicism Wiki
Most Reverend
Malatesta Baglioni
Bishop of Assisi
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Assisi
In office 1641–1648
Predecessor Tegrimus Tegrimi
Successor Paolo Emilio Rondinini
Previous posts Bishop of Pesaro (1612–1641)
Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1634–1639)
Orders
Ordination Jan 1612
Consecration 25 Jul 1612
by Pier Paolo Crescenzi
Personal details
Born 1 Jan 1581
Perugia, Italy
Died 11 Feb 1648 (age 67)
Assisi, Italy

Malatesta Baglioni (1581–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Assisi (1641–1648), Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1634–1639), Bishop of Pesaro (1612–1641).

Biography

Malatesta Baglioni was born on 1 Jan 1581 in Perugia, Italy and ordained a priest in Jan 1612.[1][2] On 16 Jul 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Pesaro.[3][1] On 25 Jul 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Paolo Crescenzi, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo, with Ottavio Accoramboni, Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 8 Jul 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned from the position on 8 Aug 1639.[1] On 16 Sep 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Assisi.[4][1] He served as Bishop of Assisi until his death on 11 Feb 1648 in Assisi, Italy.[4][1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg, Bishop of Osnabrück (1636); and Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt, Archbishop of Mainz (1636).[1]

References