Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara

Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Aleppo (1645–1650).^[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara
Archbishop of Aleppo
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo
In office	1645–1650
Orders
Consecration	13 August 1645 by Alfonso Gonzaga

Biography

Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[1] On 31 July 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Aleppo.^[1] On 13 August 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, with Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Aleppo until his resignation in 1650.^[1]