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Most Reverend Georgius Perpignani | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Canea | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1619–1621 |
| Predecessor | Joannes Albertus de Garzoni |
| Successor | Bernardo Florio |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 20 November 1594 by Gianfrancesco Morosini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1555 Crete, Greece |
| Died | 1621 (age 66) Canea, Greece |
| Nationality | Cretan |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tinos (1594–1619) |
Georgius Perpignani (1555–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Canea (1619–1621) and Bishop of Tinos (1594–1619).[1][2][3]
Georgius Perpignani was born in Crete in 1555.[1] On 14 November 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tinos.[1] On 20 November 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Gianfrancesco Morosini, Bishop of Brescia, with Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 15 July 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Canea.[1] He served as Bishop of Canea until his death in 1621.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Agrigento.[1]