Giovanni Battista Costa (bishop)

Giovanni Battista Costa (4 March 1650 – 15 August 1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sagone (1688–1714).

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Costa
Bishop of Sagone
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Sagone
In office	1688–1714
Predecessor	Antonio de Martini
Successor	Dominico Giovanni Cavagnari
Orders
Ordination	25 February 1673
Consecration	20 June 1688 by Stefano Giuseppe Menatti
Personal details
Born	4 March 1650 Genoa, Italy
Died	15 August 1714 (age 64) Sagone, France
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Giovanni Battista Costa was born in Genoa, Italy on 4 March 1650 and ordained a priest on 25 February 1673. On 14 June 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Sagone. On 20 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Costanzo Zani, Bishop of Imola, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Sagone until his death on 15 August 1714.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sagone (Sagona)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Sagone (France)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}