Giovanni Delfino (bishop of Belluno)

Giovanni Delfino (died 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belluno (1626–1634).[1][2]<

Most Reverend Giovanni Delfino
Bishop of Belluno
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Belluno
In office	1626–1634
Predecessor	Panfilo Persico
Successor	Giovanni Tommaso Malloni
Orders
Consecration	22 February 1626 by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Born	1589 Venice, Italy
Died	1651 (age 70) Venice, Italy

Biography

Giovanni Delfino was born in 1589.[2] On 9 February 1626, Giovanni Delfino was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Belluno.[1][2] On 22 February 1626, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.[2] He served as Bishop of Belluno until his resignation in 1634.[2] He died in 1651.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Hector de Monte, Bishop of Termoli (1626);
• Nicolaus de Georgiis, Bishop of Hvar (1635); and
• Alvise Marcello, Bishop of Šibenik (1635).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 112. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giovanni Delfino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Belluno-Feltre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Belluno-Feltre (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}