Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi
Bishop of Avellino e Frigento
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Avellino e Frigento
In office1670–1673
PredecessorTommaso Brancaccio
SuccessorCarlo Pellegrini (bishop)
Personal details
Born1606
Died3 January 1673 (age 67)
Avellino, Italy

Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi (1606 3 January 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1670–1673).[1][2]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi was born in Naples, Italy in 1606 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 30 June 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 3 January 1673.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 108. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016


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