Giovanni Battista Monti (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Monti
Bishop of San Severo
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of San Severo
Term:1655–1657
Predecessor:Leonardo Severoli
Successor:Francesco Densa
Consecration:17 Oct 1655
Consecrated By:Federico Sforza
Birth Date:1607
Birth Place:Ferrandina, Italy
Death Date:1657

Giovanni Battista Monti (1607–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Severo (1655–1657).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Monti was born in 1607 in Ferrandina, Italy.[2] On 11 Oct 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of San Severo.On 17 Oct 1655, he was consecrated bishop Federico Sforza, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, with Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Pesaro, and Michele Angelo Vincentini, Bishop of Gerace, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of San Severo until his death in 1657.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 314. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Battista Monti . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 3, 2019.