Giovanni Battista Capano

18th-century Roman Catholic bishop

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Capano
Bishop of Bitonto
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Bitonto
In office	1700–1720
Predecessor	Carlo de Ferrari
Successor	Domenico Maria Cedronio
Orders
Consecration	24 Jun 1700 by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born	28 Nov 1659 Naples, Italy
Died	14 Jan 1720 (age 60)

Giovanni Battista Capano, C.R. (1659–1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bitonto (1700–1720).^[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Capano was born in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 21 Jun 1700, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Bitonto,^[1]^[2] On 24 Jun 1700, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Gerolamo Ventimiglia, Bishop of Lipari, and Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta.^[2] He served as Bishop of Bitonto until his death on 14 Jan 1720.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 121. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Capano, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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