Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. (8 September 1632 – 14 April 1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1693–1704).

Most Reverend Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta
Bishop of Hvar
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Hvars
In office	1693–1704
Predecessor	Gerolamo Priuli
Successor	Raimondo Asperti
Orders
Ordination	18 December 1655
Consecration	14 June 1693 by Marcantonio Barbarigo
Personal details
Born	8 September 1632 Brixien
Died	14 April 1719

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta was born in Brixien on 8 September 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers on 18 December 1655. On 8 June 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Hvar. On 14 June 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Ercole Domenico Monanni, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Hvar until his resignation on 1 April 1704. He died on 14 April 1719.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Martinengo, Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1711).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}