Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Giovanni Andrea Monreale | |
Archbishop of Reggio Calabria | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Term: | 1696–1726 |
Predecessor: | Martín Ibáñez y Villanueva |
Successor: | Domingo Polou |
Consecration: | 10 Jul 1695 |
Consecrated By: | Pier Matteo Petrucci |
Birth Date: | 7 Oct 1653 |
Birth Place: | Brindisi, Italy |
Death Date: | July 1726 (age 72) |
Previous Post: | Archbishop of Lanciano (1695–1696) |
Giovanni Andrea Monreale (1653–1726) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (1696–1726) and Archbishop of Lanciano (1695–1696).
Giovanni Andrea Monreale was born on 7 Oct 1653 in Brindisi, Italy. he was ordained a deacon on 8 Apr 1685, and a priest on 15 Apr 1685.
On 4 Jul 1695, he was appointed Archbishop of Lanciano by Pope Innocent XII. On 10 Jul 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello al Corso, with Francesco Gori, Bishop of Catanzaro, and Domenico Diez de Aux, Bishop of Gerace, serving as co-consecrators.
On 21 May 1696, Pope Innocent XII appointed him Archbishop of Reggio Calabria. He served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria until his death in July 1726.