Giovanni Thomas Marnavich
| Most Reverend Giovanni Thomas Marnavich | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Bosnia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bosnia |
| In office | 1631–1639 |
| Successor | Thomas Marnavich |
| Orders | |
| Consecration |
23 Nov 1631 by Luigi Caetani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bosnia |
| Died |
1635 or 1639 Bosnia |
Giovanni Thomas Marnavich or Joannes Thomas Marnavich or Ivan Tomko Mrnavić (died 1635 or 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bosnia (1631–1639).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
On 10 Nov 1631, Giovanni Thomas Marnavich was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Bosnia.[1][2][4] On 23 Nov 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Erasmo Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria, and Bartol Kačić, Bishop of Makarska, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Bosnia until his death in 1635[4] or 1639.[2]
In 1631, Marnavich famously published a pamphlet that Albanian national hero Scanderbeg was not an Albanian bur rather a Slav. His claim was refuted by Frang Bardhi in his The Apology of Scanderbeg, published in Venice in 1636.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Octavio Asinari, Bishop of Ivrea (1634); and
- Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi), Bishop of Hvar (1635).
References
- 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 119.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Giovanni Thomas Marnavich" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ↑ "Diocese of Bosnia (Bosna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 1 2 3 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
Bishop of Bosnia 1631–1639 |
Succeeded by Thomas Marnavich |