Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi

Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1485–1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1526–1550)^[1] and Archbishop of Milan (1550–1555).^[2]

Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi was born in Milan, Italy on 27 September 1485.^[3][4]

In 1508, he rediscovered books 1–6 of Tacitus' Annals at the Princely Abbey of Corvey.^[5]

On 2 March 1526, Arcimboldi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Novara.^[1][3] On 22 May 1526, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Archbishop of Manfredonia, and Bernardo Ruggieri, Bishop of Sora, serving as co-consecrators.^[3]

On 19 March 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Archbishop of Milan, in which capacity he served until his death on 6 April 1555.^[2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[3]

• Francesco Bernardino Simonetta, Bishop of Perugia (1540); and
• Martín Pérez de Ayala, Bishop of Guadix (1548).

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Novara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Novara (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

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