Giovanni Battista Spiriti

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Spiriti
Coadjutor Bishop-elect of Cesena
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
In office	1550–1556
Predecessor	Cristoforo Spiriti
Successor	Odoardo Gualandi

Giovanni Battista Spiriti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Coadjutor of the Bishop of Cesena (1545–1556).^[1][2]

Biography

On 27 November 1545, at the age of 24, while still a student at Perugia,^[3] Giovanni Battista Spiriti was appointed Coadjutor to the Bishop of Cesena, with the right of succession, by Pope Paul III.^[1][2] The diocese was then held by Giovanni Battista's uncle, Bishop Cristoforo Spiriti.^[4] Battista Spiriti administered the diocese until his resignation on 5 November 1556, the date of the death of his uncle.^[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 144.
2. "Father Giovanni Battista Spiriti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. Eubel, p. 144, note 5.
4. Corriere Cesenate: "Una lettera di Michelangelo Buonarroti al vescovo di Cesena" Julty 12, 2012

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Cristoforo Spiriti	Coadjutor Bishop-elect Bishop of Cesena 1545–1556	Succeeded by Odoardo Gualandi