Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi
Bishop of Avellino e Frigento
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Avellino e Frigento
Term:1670–1673
Predecessor:Tommaso Brancaccio
Successor:Carlo Pellegrini (bishop)
Birth Date:1606
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:3 January 1673 (age 67)
Death Place:Avellino, Italy

Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi (1606  - 3 January 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1670–1673).[1] [2]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi was born in Naples, Italy in 1606 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 30 June 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento. He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 3 January 1673.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 108. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blanfrgb.html "Bishop Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R."