Giovanni Battista Pontano

Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Pontano
Bishop of Oppido Mamertina
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Oppido Mamertina
PredecessorFabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi
SuccessorPaolo Diano-Parisi
Orders
Ordination20 September 1608
Consecration25 January 1632
by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
DiedMay 1662
Oppido Mamertina, Italy

Giovanni Battista Pontano or Giovanni Battista Montano (died 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1632–1662).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Pontano was ordained a priest on 20 September 1608.[2] On 19 January 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina.[1][2] On 25 January 1632, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Antonio Provana, Archbishop of Turin, and Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Cagli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina until his death in May 1662.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 264. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Pontano (Montano)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Oppido Mamertina
1632–1662 		Succeeded by


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