Giovanni Rasponi
# Giovanni Rasponi

Giovanni Rasponi (1646–1714) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì (1689–1714).

## Biography

Giovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 Feb 1689. On 28 Feb 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forlì. On 20 Mar 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death on 31 Aug 1714.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).

