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Italian bishop (1657–1736)

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Braschi
Titular Archbishop of Nisibis Bishop Emeritus of Sarsina

Church	Catholic Church
In office	1724–1736
Successor	José de Bolaños Calzado
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Sarsina (1699–1724)
Orders
Consecration	22 June 1699 by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born	1657 Cesene, Papal States
Died	24 November 1736 (age 79) Rome, Papal States

Giovanni Battista Braschi or Giambattista Braschi (1657–1736) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis (1724–1736) and Bishop of Sarsina (1699–1724).

Biography

Giovanni Battista Braschi was born in Cesene, Italy in 1657. On 1 June 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Sarsina. On 22 June 1699, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta, and Stefano Cupilli, Bishop of Trogir, serving as co-consecrators. On 14 May 1718, he resigned as Bishop of Sarsina. On 20 December 1724, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis. He served as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis until his death on 24 November 1736 .

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Giovanni Battista Braschi

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

Michele Guardia, Bishop of Crotone (1715);
Antonio Paternò, Archbishop of Lanciano (1719);
Nicolas Pisanelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1719);
Giuseppe Riganti, Bishop of Teramo (1719);
Domenico de Marzano, Bishop of Strongoli (1719);
Eusebio Ciani, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1719);
Antoine Kacich, Bishop of Trogir (1721);
Charles Antoine Donadoni, Bishop of Šibenik (1723); and
Antonio Saverio Gentili, Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina (1727).

References

^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 290 and 346. (in Latin)
^ "Archbishop Giovanni Battista Braschi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 12, 2017

External links

"Diocese of Sarsina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
"Diocese of Sarsina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
"Nisibis (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
"Titular Archiepiscopal See of Nisibis (Turkey)" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byBernardin Marchese	Bishop of Sarsina 1699–1724	Succeeded byGiovanni Bernardino Vendemini
Preceded by	Titular Archbishop of Nisibis 1724–1736	Succeeded byJosé de Bolaños Calzado

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