Giovanni Antonio de Paola (died 1591) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina. (1577–1591).
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Biography
On 10 May 1577, Giovanni Antonio de Paola was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...
as
Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina. .
[ ] He served as Bishop of Belcastro until his death in 1591.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII
1591 deaths
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