Giambattista Morea
Appearance
Most Reverend Giambattista Morea | |
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Bishop of Lacedonia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Lacedonia |
In office | 1684–1711 |
Predecessor | Benedetto Bartolo |
Successor | Gennaro Scalea |
Orders | |
Consecration | 8 October 1684 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal) |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 September 1640 |
Died | 11 December 1711 (age 71) Lacedonia, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Giambattista Morea (22 September 1640 – 11 December 1711) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia (1684–1711).[1]
Biography
Giambattista Morea was born in Bitonto, Italy on 22 September 1640.[2] On 2 October 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Lacedonia.[1][2] On 8 October 1684, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Benedetto Bartolo, Bishop of Belcastro, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lacedonia until his death on 11 December 1711.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 236.
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has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giambattista Morea". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lacedonia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lacedonia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]