Giovanni de' Gigli

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Giovanni de' Gigli
Bishop of Worcester
Appointed30 August 1497
Term ended25 August 1498
Predecessor Robert Morton
Successor Silvestro de' Gigli
Orders
Consecration10 September 1497
Personal details
Died25 August 1498
DenominationCatholic

Giovanni de' Gigli was a fifteenth-century canon of Wells and Bishop of Worcester. He was nominated to the bishopric on 30 August 1497 and consecrated on 10 September 1497. However, before he could return to England to serve as bishop, he died in Rome on 25 August 1498. [1] [2]

Citations

  1. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 280
  2. "Gigli, Giovanni". Dictionary of National Biography. 21: 311. 1885–1900. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Robert Morton
Bishop of Worcester
1497–1498
Succeeded by
Silvestro de' Gigli