Giovanni de' Gigli was a fifteenth-century canon of Wells and Bishop of Worcester. He was nominated to the bishopric on 30 August 1497 and consecrated on 10 September 1497. However, before he could return to England to serve as bishop, he died in Rome on 25 August 1498.[1][2]
Giovanni de' Gigli | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Appointed | 30 August 1497 |
| Term ended | 25 August 1498 |
| Predecessor | Robert Morton |
| Successor | Silvestro de' Gigli |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 September 1497 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 25 August 1498 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Citations
edit- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 280
- ^ "Gigli, Giovanni". Dictionary of National Biography. 21: 311. 1885–1900. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
References
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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