Giovanni Riccanale Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Riccanale
Bishop of Boiano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Boiano
Term:1684–1685
Predecessor:Antonio Graziani
Successor:Francesco Antonio Giannone
Consecration:8 October 1684
Consecrated By:Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Birth Date:1634
Birth Place:Teramo, Italy
Death Date:March 1685 (age 51)
Death Place:Boiano, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Giovanni Riccanale (1634 – March, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Boiano (1684–1685).[1] [2]

Biography

Giovanni Riccanale was born in Teramo, Italy in 1634. On 2 October 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Boiano. On 8 October 1684, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Benedetto Bartolo, Bishop of Belcastro, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Boiano until his death in March 1685.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 123. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/briccan.html "Bishop Giovanni Riccanale"