Giovanni Granafei (1605 – 18 March 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1666–1683) and Bishop of Alessano (1653–1666).^[1][2]

Giovanni Granafei was born in Brindisi, Italy in 1605.^[2] On 9 June 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alessano.^[1][2] On 22 June 1653, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 11 October 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa).^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 18 March 1683.^[2] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Annibale Sillano, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1653).^[2]

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