Giovanni Battista Falesi

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Falesi
Bishop of Mottola
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Mottola
In office	1638–1648
Predecessor	Tommaso d'Ancora
Successor	Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)
Orders
Consecration	24 January 1638 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born	1587 Naples, Italy
Died	1648 Mottola, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1638–1648).^[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Falesi was born in Naples, Italy in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[2] On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mottola.^[1][2] On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1648.^[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Tommaso d'Ancora	Bishop of Mottola 1638–1648	Succeeded by Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)