Giovanni Battista Pontano

Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Pontano
Bishop of Oppido Mamertina
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Oppido Mamertina
Predecessor Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi
Successor Paolo Diano-Parisi
Orders
Ordination 20 September 1608
Consecration 25 January 1632
by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Died May 1662
Oppido Mamertina, Italy

Giovanni Battista Pontano or Giovanni Battista Montano (died 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1632–1662).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Pontano was ordained a priest on 20 September 1608.[2] On 19 January 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina.[1][2] On 25 January 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Antonio Provana, Archbishop of Turin, and Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Cagli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina until his death in May 1662.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 264. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Pontano (Montano)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. self-published
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi		 Bishop of Oppido Mamertina
1632–1662		 Succeeded by
Paolo Diano-Parisi
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