Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Biglia | |
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Bishop of Pavia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Pavia |
In office | 1609–1617 |
Predecessor | Guglielmo Bastoni |
Successor | Fabrizio Landriani |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1 Feb 1609 by Michelangelo Tonti |
Personal details | |
Born | 1570 |
Died | 1617 (age 47) |
Giovanni Battista Biglia (1570–1617) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1609–1617).[1]
Giovanni Battista Biglia was born in 1570 in Milan, Italy.[2] On 19 Jan 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Pavia.[1][2] On 1 Feb 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Michelangelo Tonti, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti), Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, and Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1617.[1][2]