[1][2][3][4] Giovanni Agostino Marliani was born of a patrician family[5] in Genoa, Italy in 1585.
[7] On 15 July 1645, Marliani was appointed Bishop of Accia and Mariana by Pope Innocent X.
[1] In 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Stefano Durazzo, Archbishop of Genoa.
[2] On 27 February 1662, he was appointed Bishop of Reggio Emilia by Pope Alexander VII.
[10] Marliani served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia until his death on 4 June 1674.