Giovanni Battista Monti (bishop)

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Giovanni Battista Monti
Bishop of San Severo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of San Severo
In office1655–1657
PredecessorLeonardo Severoli
Successor
Orders
Consecration17 Oct 1655
by Federico Sforza
Personal details
Born1607
Ferrandina, Italy
Died1657

Giovanni Battista Monti (1607–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Severo (1655–1657).[1]

Biography[]

Giovanni Battista Monti was born in 1607 in Ferrandina, Italy.[2] On 11 Oct 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of San Severo.[1][2] On 17 Oct 1655, he was consecrated bishop Federico Sforza, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, with , Bishop of Pesaro, and , Bishop of Gerace, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of San Severo until his death in 1657.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 314. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Monti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 3, 2019. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of San Severo
1655–1657
Succeeded by


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