Giovanni Battista Nepita

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Nepita
Bishop of Massa Lubrense
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Massa Lubrense
In office	1685–1701
Predecessor	Andrea Massarenghi
Successor	Jacopo Maria Rossi
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1680–1685)
Orders
Ordination	20 March 1649
Consecration	14 January 1680 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	1624 Vastro Villari, Italy
Died	12 July 1701 (age 77) Massa Lubrense, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Giovanni Battista Nepita (1624 – 12 July 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1685–1701) and Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1680–1685).^[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Nepita was born in Vastro Villari, Italy, in 1624 and ordained a priest on 20 March 1649.^[2] On 8 January 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia.^[1][2] On 14 January 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 26 March 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Massa Lubrense.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense until his death on 12 July 1701.^[1][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 85 and 259. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Nepita". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Massa Lubrense". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Massa Lubrense". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Tommaso de Rosa	Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia 1680–1685	Succeeded by Giuseppe Mastellone
Preceded by Andrea Massarenghi	Bishop of Massa Lubrense 1685–1701	Succeeded by Jacopo Maria Rossi