Birth Date: | 12 February 1943 |
Birth Place: | Sava, Apulia, Italy |
Death Place: | Trani, Apulia, Italy |
Occupation: | Archbishop; prelate |
Giovan Battista Pichierri (12 February 1943 - 26 July 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1967, Pichierri served as bishop of the Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy from 1990 to 1999. He then served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie from 1999 until his death in 2017.[1]