Giovanni Desideri
# Giovanni Desideri

Giovanni Desideri or Giovanni Conte (died 1604) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rieti (1603–1604).

## Biography

Giovanni Desideri was born in 1568 and ordained a priest on 15 March 1603. On 16 Jun 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Rieti. On 6 July 1603, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Claudio Rangoni, Bishop of Piacenza, and Andrea Sorbolonghi, Bishop of Gubbio, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Rieti until his death in 1604.

