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Giovanni Francesco de Orsini

Giovanni Francesco de Orsini

16th-century Italian bishop

Giovanni Francesco de Orsini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bitonto (1501–1517).

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Biography

On 20 December 1501, during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI, Giovanni Battista Orsini was appointed Bishop of Bitonto[1][2] He served as Bishop of Bitonto until his resignation in 1517[1][2] replacing his uncle, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Orsini, who served as administrator.[3] Some sources list his name as Giovanni Battista Orsini, iuniore (the junior), the name of his uncle.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 138. (in Latin)
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    Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Francesco de Orsini †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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    Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 109. (in Latin)
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    Antonelli, G. (January 1870). Le chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni opera [di] Giuseppe Cappelletti (in Italian). G. Antonelli. p. 32.
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    Romano, Moroni (1852). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da san Pietro sino ai nostri giorni (in Italian). p. 347.
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