Giovanni Battista Desio

Giovanni Battista Desio (1628–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1674–1677).

Biography
Giovanni Battista Desio was born in Naples, Italy on 28 April 1628 and ordained a priest on 8 April 1651.
On 28 April 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Venosa.
On 16 May 1674, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Spinola, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators. 
He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in August 1677.

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Category:17th-century Roman Catholic bishops
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
Category:1628 births
Category:1677 deaths