Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi

Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi (1605–1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa (1645–1681).[1]

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi
Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1645–1681
Predecessor	Roberto Strozzi
Successor	Pietro Pietra
Orders
Consecration	8 Oct 1645 by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli
Personal details
Born	1605 Florence, Italy

Biography

Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi was born in Florence, Italy in 1605.[2] On 18 Sep 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa.[1][2] On 8 Oct 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Colle di Val d'Elsa until his death in Jan 1681.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Alfonso Puccinelli, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1652); and Giuseppe Boncore, Bishop of Lavello (1652).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 156. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 31, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Colle di Val d'Elsa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)