Gianantonio Davia

Gianantonio Davia (13 October 1660 11 January 1740) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as an apostolic nuncio, Bishop/Archbishop, cardinal, and secretary of a major department (congregration) of the Roman Curia.

Gianantonio Cardinal Davia
ChurchCatholic
DioceseRimini
Orders
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born13 October 1660 (1660-10-13)
Bologna, Papal States
Died11 January 1740 (1740-01-12) (aged 79)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSan Lorenzo in Lucina
Previous post(s)
  • Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1687–1690)
  • Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1690–1698)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1690–1696)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1696–1700)
  • Archbishop (Personal Title) of Rimini, Italy (1698–1726)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (1700–1706)
  • Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1713–1725)
  • Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1725–1737)
Education
  • University of Bologna (philosophy)
  • Doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, in Turin.
Ordination history
History
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorHumbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano
Co-consecrators
  • Réginald Cools,
  • Jean-Ferdinand Van Beughem
Date18 May 1712
PlaceArchipiscopal Residence, Chapel, Brussels, Archdiocese of Mechelen, Belgium
Cardinalate
Elevated byClement XI
Date18 May 1712
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gianantonio Davia as principal consecrator
Otto Wilhelm von Bronckhorst zu Gronsfeld1693
Jan Dłużewski1696
Teodor Andrzej Potocki1699
Fulvio Salvi1713
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