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Giovanni Riccanale

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Riccanale
Bishop of Boiano
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Boiano
In office 1684–1685
Predecessor Antonio Graziani
Successor Francesco Antonio Giannone
Orders
Consecration 8 October 1684
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born 1634
Teramo, Italy
Died March 1685 (age 51)
Boiano, Italy

Giovanni Riccanale (1634 – March, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Boiano (1684–1685).[1][2]

Biography

Giovanni Riccanale was born in Teramo, Italy in 1634.[2] On 2 October 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Boiano.[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 Boiano until his death in March 1685.[1][2]

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