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Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi

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Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi
Archbishop of Milan
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Milan
In office1526–1550
PredecessorIppolito II d'Este
SuccessorIppolito II d'Este
Previous post(s)Bishop of Novara
Orders
Consecration22 May 1526
by Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte
Personal details
Born27 September 1485
Died6 April 1555

Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1485–1555) was an Italian prelate, who became Bishop of Novara and Archbishop of Milan (1550–1555).[1][2] He was the great-nephew of Guido Antonio Arcimboldi, who was also the Archbishop of Milan (1489–1489), and he was the grandson of Giovanni Arcimboldi, who was the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (1484–1488).[3]

Biography

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Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi was born in Milan, Italy on 27 September 1485.[4][5] He was the grandson of Giovanni Arcimboldi, who was the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan.[6][7]

In 1508, he rediscovered books 1–6 of Tacitus' Annals at the Princely Abbey of Corvey.[8]

On 2 March 1526, Arcimboldi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Novara.[2][4] On 22 May 1526, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Archbishop of Manfredonia, and Bernardo Ruggieri, Bishop of Sora, serving as co-consecrators.[4]

On 19 March 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Archbishop of Milan, in which capacity he served until his death on 6 April 1555.[1][4]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 240. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 260–261. (in Latin)
  3. ^ https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1473.htm#Arcimboldo
  4. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  6. ^ https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1473.htm#Arcimboldo
  7. ^ https://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/barcim.html
  8. ^ Latin Literature: A History by Gian Biagio Conte, Don P. Fowler, Glen W. Most and Joseph Solodow (Nov 4, 1999) ISBN 0-8018-6253-1 Johns Hopkins University Press page 543
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Novara
1550–1555
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Milan
1526–1550
Succeeded by