Giovanni Montoja de Cardona explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Montoya de Cardona
Bishop of Gallipoli
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Gallipoli
Term:1659–1667
Predecessor:Andrea Massa
Successor:Antonio del Buffalo
Consecration:15 June 1659
Consecrated By:Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:9 March 1667
Death Place:Gallipoli, Apulia, Italy

Giovanni Montoya de Cardona or Giovanni Montoja de Cardona (died 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gallipoli (1659–1667).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Montoya de Cardona was born in Naples, Italy.[2] On 4 December 1658, he was selected as Bishop of Gallipoli and confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on 9 June 1659.On 15 June 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Stefano Quaranta, Archbishop of Amalfi, and Persio Caracci, Bishop Emeritus of Larino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Gallipoli until his death on 9 March 1667.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 192. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Montoya de Cardona (Montoja) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.