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Giovanni Battista Costanzo

Giovanni Battista Costanzo (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1591–1617).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 5 April 1591, Giovanni Battista Costanzo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1] On 21 April 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon and Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Tricarico serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death in 1617.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francesco Monaco, Bishop of Martirano (1592); and Decio Caracciolo Rosso, Archbishop of Bari (1606).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Giovanni Battista Costanzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016