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Giovanni Battista Spiriti

Giovanni Battista Spiriti

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Giovanni Battista Spiriti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Coadjutor of the Bishop of Cesena (1545–1556).[1][2]

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On 27 November 1545, at the age of 24, while still a student at Perugia,[3] Giovanni Battista Spiriti was appointed Coadjutor to the Bishop of Cesena, with the right of succession, by Pope Paul III.[1][2] The diocese was then held by Giovanni Battista's uncle, Bishop Cristoforo Spiriti.[4] Battista Spiriti administered the diocese until his resignation on 5 November 1556, the date of the death of his uncle.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 144.
  2. [2]
    "Father Giovanni Battista Spiriti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. [3]
    Eubel, p. 144, note 5.
  4. [4]
    Corriere Cesenate: "Una lettera di Michelangelo Buonarroti al vescovo di Cesena" Julty 12, 2012
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