Giovanni Battista Biglia was born in 1570 in
Milan,
Italy. On 19 Jan 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V as
Bishop of Pavia. On 1 Feb 1609, he was
consecrated bishop by
Michelangelo Tonti,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with
Ottavio Belmosto (Belmusti),
Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, and
Domenico Rivarola,
Bishop of Aleria, serving as
co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1617. == References ==