Giambattista Morea

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

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

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