Giovanni Delfino (bishop of Brescia)

Most Reverend Giovanni Delfino
Bishop of Brescia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Brescia
In office	1579–1584
Predecessor	Domenico Bollani
Successor	Gianfrancesco Morosini
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Torcello (1563–1579)
Personal details
Born	30 May 1529 Velence, Italy
Died	1 May 1584 Brescia, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Giovanni Delfino (30 May 1529 – 1 May 1584) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brescia (1579–1584),^[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1571–1577), and Bishop of Torcello (1563–1579).^[2]

Biography

Giovanni Delfino was born in Venice, Italy on 30 May 1529.^[3][4] On 3 January 1563, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Torcello.^[2][3] On 29 May 1571, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor, a position he held until December 1577.^[3] On 26 August 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Brescia.^[1][3] He served as Bishop of Brescia until his death on 1 May 1584in Brescia, Italy.^[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Lambert Gruter, Bishop of Wiener Neustadt (1574) and the principal co-consecrator of Tommaso Sperandio Corbelli, Bishop of Trogir (1567).^[3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 140. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 315. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Delfino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Giovanni Delfino". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Girolamo Foscari	Bishop of Torcello 1563–1579	Succeeded by Carlo Pisani
Preceded by	Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor 1571–1577	Succeeded by Orazio Malaspina
Preceded by Domenico Bollani	Bishop of Brescia 1579–1584	Succeeded by Gianfrancesco Morosini