Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto (1636–1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1680–1698). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto"
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Biography

Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto was born in

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in 1636. On 11 March 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 17 March 1680, he was

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bishop by

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, with

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, and

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, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Ruvo until his death in 1698.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

of: * Carolus de Tilly,

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(1692); * Francesco Antonio Triveri,

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(1692); and *

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(1692).

References

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Alitto, Giovan Donato Giannoni 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1636 births 1698 deaths