Giovanni Orient Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Orient
Bishop of Terralba
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Terralba
Term:1484–1503
Predecessor:Giovanni Pellis
Successor:None
Consecration:16 Jan 1485
Consecrated By:Pierre Fridaricus
Death Date:1503
Death Place:Terralba, Italy

Giovanni Orient (also Jean Orient; died 1503) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terralba (1484–1503).[1] [2]

Biography

Giovanni Orient was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 22 Sep 1484, he was appointed by Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Terralba. On 16 Jan 1485, he was consecrated by Pierre Fridaricus, Bishop of Nisyros. He served as Bishop of Terralba until his death in 1503.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/borient.html Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Jean Orient, O.F.M."
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/terr1.htm GCatholic.org: "Diocese of Terralba"