Giovanni Emblaviti

Giovanni Emblaviti (1638 – April 1722) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1688–1722).^[1]

Most Reverend Giovanni Emblaviti
Bishop of Belcastro
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Belcastro
In office	1688–1722
Predecessor	Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci
Successor	Michelangelo Gentili
Orders
Ordination	24 September 1661
Consecration	7 June 1688 by Stefano Giuseppe Menatti
Personal details
Born	1638 Bova, Calabria, Italy
Died	April 1722 (age 84) Belcastro, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Giovanni Emblaviti was born in Bova, Italy in 1638 and ordained a priest on 24 September 1661.^[2] On 31 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Belcastro.^[1][2] On 7 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene.^[2] He served as Bishop of Belcastro until his death in April 1722.^[1][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 115–116. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Emblaviti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Belcastro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Belcastro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci	Bishop of Belcastro 1688–1722	Succeeded by Michelangelo Gentili