Giovanni Battista Falesi

Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1638–1648).

Biography
Giovanni Battista Falesi was born in Naples, Italy in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mottola. On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1648.

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