Giovanni Battista Bracelli (bishop)

Giovanni Battista Bracelli (died 17 April 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1572–1590).^[1]

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Bracelli
Bishop of Luni e Sarzana
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
In office	1572–1590
Predecessor	Benedetto Lomellini
Successor	Giovanni Battista Salvago
Orders
Consecration	4 July 1572 by Paolo Burali d'Arezzo
Personal details
Born	Genoa, Italy
Died	17 Apr 1590

Biography

Giovanni Battista Bracelli was born in Genoa, Italy.^[2] On 2 June 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana.^[1]^[2] On 4 July 1572, he was consecrated bishop by Paolo Burali d'Arezzo, Bishop of Piacenza, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Francesco Cittadini, Bishop of Castro del Lazio, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana until his death on 17 April 1590.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231. (in Latin)
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Benedetto Lomellini	Bishop of Luni e Sarzana 1572–1590	Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Salvago

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