Giovanni Granafei

Most Reverend Giovanni Granafei
Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa)
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
In office	1666-1683
Predecessor	Diego Sersale
Successor	Tommaso Marie Ruffo
Orders
Consecration	22 Jun 1653 by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born	1605 Brindisi, Italy
Died	18 March 1683 (aged 77-78) Bari, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Alessano (1653-1666)

Giovanni Granafei (1605 – 18 March 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1666-1683) and Bishop of Alessano (1653-1666).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Giovanni Granafei was born in Brindisi, Italy in 1605.^[1] On 9 Jun 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alessano.^[1] On 22 Jun 1653, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 11 Oct 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa).^[1] He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 18 Mar 1683.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Annibale Sillano, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1653).^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Giovanni Granafei" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
4. "Diocese of Alessano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 30, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Alessano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016