Giovanni Battista Capilupi (27 December, 1643 – 3 May, 1716) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Polignano (1694–1716).[1][2][3][4]
Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Capilupi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Polignano | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Polignano |
| In office | 1694–1716 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Fiumi |
| Successor | Pietro Antonio Pini |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 March 1678 |
| Consecration | 19 September 1694 by Bandino Panciatici |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1653 |
| Died | 3 May 1716 (age 62) Polignano, Italy |
Biography
editGiovanni Battista Capilupi was born in Matera, Italy on 27 December 1653.[2] He was and ordained deacon on 21 March 1676 and ordained a priest on 5 March 1678.[2] On 13 September 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Polignano.[1][2] On 19 September 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Bishop of Como, and Pierre Lambert Ledrou, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Polignano until his death on 3 May 1716.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Dominico Tomati, Titular Bishop of Cyrene (1700).[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 319. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Giovanni Battista Capilupi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ "Diocese of Polignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Polignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016
