Giovanni Andrea Monreale Explained

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).

Biography

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.

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