Giovanni Battista de Asti

Giovanni Battista de Asti, O.S.A. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Thagaste.

Biography

Giovanni Battista de Asti was born in Albenga, Italy in 1566 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.
On 18 May 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Titular Bishop of Thagaste.
On 31 May 1620, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Vincenzo Landinelli, Bishop of Albenga, and Nicolò Spínola, Bishop of Ventimiglia, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Titular Bishop of Thagaste until his death on 20 September 1620.