Giambattista Morea

Most Reverend
Giambattista Morea
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
Bitonto, Italy
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

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 236. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giambattista Morea". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • 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]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Benedetto Bartolo		 Bishop of Lacedonia
1684–1711		 Succeeded by
Gennaro Scalea
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