Giovanni Antonio Galderisi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Antonio Galderisi
Bishop of Bovino
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Bovino
Term:1616–1658
Predecessor:Paolo Tolosa
Successor:Vincenzo Roviglioni
Consecration:24 January 1616
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Birth Date:1577
Birth Place:Monopoli, Kingdom of Naples
Death Date:1658 (age 81)
Death Place:Bovino, Kingdom of Naples

Giovanni Antonio Galderisi (1577–1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bovino (1616–1658).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Giovanni Antonio Galderisi was born in Monopoli, Italy in 1577.On 11 January 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bovino.On 24 January 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Lucio de Morra, Archbishop of Otranto, and Alessandro Guidiccioni (iuniore), Bishop of Lucca, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bovino until his death in 1658.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcalderi.html "Bishop Giovanni Antonio Galderisi"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/db241.html "Diocese of Bovino"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/bovi0.htm "Diocese of Bovino"