VOLPE, GIOVANNI ANTONIO. — Bishop. Of a family originally from Bergamo, he was born in Como on 30 Dec. 1513 to Giovanni Pietro, and died there on 31 Aug. 1588.
He studied law at Pavia, but willingly devoted himself to literary studies and composed good Latin verses, including two fine Horatian-style satires. In 1542 he was admitted to the College of Doctors in Como. He was in Rome with Cardinal Alessandro Farnese and cultivated friendships with the best minds at the Curia. He was canon and vicar general in Como when he was appointed bishop there on 17 Apr. 1559 and was consecrated on 16 July; he served as nuncio to Switzerland for the first time in 1560 and from April to December 1563 took part in the Council of Trent; a second time in 1565 and a third from 1573 to 1575.