Giambattista Morea

Giambattista Morea (22 September 1640 – 11 December 1711) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia (1684–1711).[1]

Most Reverend Giambattista Morea
Bishop of Lacedonia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lacedonia
In office	1684–1711
Predecessor	Benedetto Bartolo
Successor	Gennaro Scalea
Orders
Consecration	8 October 1684 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	22 September 1640 Bitonto, Italy
Died	11 December 1711 (age 71) Lacedonia, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Giambattista Morea was born in Bitonto, Italy on 22 September 1640.[2] On 2 October 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Lacedonia.[1][2] 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.[2] He served as Bishop of Lacedonia until his death on 11 December 1711.[1][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 236. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giambattista Morea". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lacedonia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lacedonia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Benedetto Bartolo	Bishop of Lacedonia 1684–1711	Succeeded by Gennaro Scalea