Most Reverend

Giambattista Eustachio
Bishop of Lucera
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lucera
In office1663–1687
PredecessorSilvestro D'Afflitto
SuccessorDomenico Morelli (bishop)
Orders
Consecration18 February 1663
by Benedetto Odescalchi
Personal details
Born1622
DiedSeptember 1687 (age 65)
Lucera, Italy

Giambattista Eustachio (1622–1687) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucera (1663–1687).[1][2][3]

Biography

Giambattista Eustachio was born in Troia, Italy in 1622.[3] On 12 February 1663, he was appointed Bishop of Lucera by Pope Alexander VII.[1][2][3] On 18 February 1663, he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Odescalchi, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.[3] He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death in September 1687.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ulysses Rossi, Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina and Titular Archbishop of Salamis (1681).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 225.
  2. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 248.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Giambattista Eustachio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017.


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