Church Catholic Church Predecessor Gerolamo Priuli Died 14 April 1719 | In office 1693–1704 Successor Raimondo Asperti Ordination 18 December 1655 | |
Consecration 14 June 1693
by Marcantonio Barbarigo Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Hvar-Brač-Vis | ||
Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. (8 September 1632 – 14 April 1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1693–1704).
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).