Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor. On 31 July 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent X as
Archbishop of Aleppo. 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. He served as Archbishop of Aleppo until his resignation in 1650. == References ==