Bishop Giovanni Simonetta †

Deceased

Bishop of Lodi, Italy

Events

Date	Event	Title
20 Jun 1537	Appointed	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
31 Mar 1538	Ordained Subdeacon	Subdeacon
7 Apr 1538	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
14 Apr 1538	Ordained Priest	Priest
19 Nov 1539⁷	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
Dec 1556³	Died	Bishop of Lodi, Italy

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain ; ⁷ After

MicroData Summary
Giovanni Simonetta
Bishop Giovanni Simonetta
(died Dec 1556)
Bishop of Lodi

Event Place
Birth Place Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Subdeacon Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Deacon Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Priest Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Death Place Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Buried Place (Original) Santa Maria delle Grazie, Church, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

Event	Place
Birth Place	Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Subdeacon	Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Deacon	Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Priest	Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Death Place	Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Buried Place (Original)	Santa Maria delle Grazie, Church, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

Relatives

Brother of: Bishop Giulio Simonetta †, Bishop of Pesaro
Brother of: Ludovico Cardinal Simonetta †, Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro
Nephew of: Giacomo Cardinal Simonetta †, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri

a priest for 18.6 years a bishop for 17.0 years	Ordained Subdeacon by: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano † Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia Ordained Deacon by: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano † Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia Ordained Priest by: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano † Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Gallo † (1555) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Martín Pérez de Ayala † (1548)

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q62088644

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 220
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1537, Number 21*
b/c01/loc: AT, 26 Oct 2025

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