Giovanni Pietro Volpi was born in
Como,
Italy on 15 May 1585. Volpi served as Canon of the Cathedral of Como. On 23 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV as
Auxiliary Bishop of Novara and
Titular Bishop of
Salona. On 12 June 1622, he was consecrated bishop by
Ludovico Ludovisi,
Archbishop of Bologna with
Galeazzo Sanvitale,
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and
Ulpiano Volpi,
Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 July 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII as
Coadjutor Bishop of Novara which was held at the time by his uncle,
Ulpiano Volpi, who had duties in the Roman Curia. He succeeded to the bishopric on 10 March 1629. He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 12 September 1636. == References ==