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Giovanni Battista Monti (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Monti
Bishop of San Severo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of San Severo
In office 1655–1657
Predecessor Leonardo Severoli
Successor Francesco Densa
Orders
Consecration 17 Oct 1655
by Federico Sforza
Personal details
Born 1607
Ferrandina, Italy
Died 1657 (aged 49–50)

Giovanni Battista Monti (1607–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Severo (1655–1657).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Monti was born in 1607 in Ferrandina, Italy.[2] On 11 Oct 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of San Severo.[1][2] On 17 Oct 1655, he was consecrated bishop Federico Sforza, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, with Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Pesaro, and Michele Angelo Vincentini, Bishop of Gerace, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of San Severo until his death in 1657.[1][2]

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