Guglielmo Bastoni
# Guglielmo Bastoni

Guglielmo Bastoni (1544–1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1593–1609) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1606–1609).

## Biography

Guglielmo Bastoni was born on 5 Dec 1544 in Milan, Italy. On 30 Apr 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Pavia. On 6 May 1593, he was consecrated bishop by Michele Bonelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Owen Lewis, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 May 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples. He served as Bishop of Pavia and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in Jan 1609.

## Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

* Sebastiano Ghislieri, Bishop of Strongoli (1601);
* Peter Lombard, Archbishop of Armagh (1601);
* Stefano Spínola, Bishop of Ventimiglia (1602);
* Alessandro Petrucci, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1602);
* Fausto Malari, Bishop of Chiusi (1602);
* Simone Lunadori, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1602);
* Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1602);
* Camillo Olario (Aulari, Ozario), Bishop of Bobbio (1602);
* Andrés Fernández de Córdoba y Carvajal, Bishop of Badajoz (1602);
* Pirro Imperoli, Bishop of Jesi (1604).
