Giovanni Carmine Pellerano
His Excellency Giovanni Carmine Pellerano O.S.Io.Hieros. | |
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| Bishop of Malta | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Malta |
| Appointed | 28 May 1770 |
| In office | 1770–1780 |
| Predecessor | Bartolomé Rull |
| Successor | Vincenzo Labini |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Rhodus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 3 March 1726 |
| Consecration | 25 August 1770 by Alberto Maria Capobianco |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1702 |
| Died | April 18, 1783 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Italian |
Giovanni Carmine Pellerano (6 February 1702 – 18 April 1783) was an Italian catholic prelate and a member of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem who became bishop of Malta in 1770.
About
Pellerano was born in Mazzarino, Sicily in Italy on February 6, 1702. At the age of 24 he was ordained to the priesthood and became a member of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem. In 1770 Pope Clement XIV appointed Pellerano as the Bishop of Malta. He succeeded Bartolomé Rull. His consecration took place on August 25, 1770 by Archbishop Alberto Maria Capobianco.[1]
Exile
In 1774 Bishop Pellerano imprisoned some soldiers when he heard that they had beaten one of his marshals. As a consequence some 20 knights forced their way into the prison and liberated them. Out of fear Pellerano took flight to his palace in Mdina. Representatives of the clergy from all parishes gathered in front of the bishop's residence and demanded that he calls people together for a large assembly called the chapter general in order to defend the privileges of the church. Bishop Pellerano was blamed for these disturbances and thus in 1780, on Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc's insistence, he was forced to leave the diocese never to return.[2] Until a successor could be appointed Monsignor Gejt Grech was appointed to run the diocese.[3]
Upon his forced exile and resignation Pellerano was appointed Titular Archbishop of Rhodus on June 19, 1780. He died three years later on 18 April 1783.
References
- ^ "Archbishop Giovanni Carmine Pellerano, O.S.Io.Hieros.", Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 05 June 2014.
- ^ Lehner, Ulrich L. & O'Neill Printy, Michael (2010). A Companion to the Catholic Enlightenment in Europe, p. 269. BRILL, Leiden. ISBN 9004183515.
- ^ "SENGLEA THROUGH THE AGES – 52 & 53", Senglea.net, Malta. Retrieved on 05 June 2014.