Giovanni Battista Nepita (1624 – 12 July 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Massa Lubrense
The Diocese of Massa Lubrense was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Massa Lubrense, Naples in the ecclesiastical province of Sorrento.Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia
The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, in the Province of Avellino, Southern Italy, existed until 1921, when it was united into the Archdiocese of Conza-Campagna to form the Archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei L ...
(1680–1685). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Giovanni Battista Nepita was born in Vastro Villari,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
, in 1624 and ordained a priest on 20 March 1649.
On 8 January 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XI
Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689.
Poli ...
as
Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia
The former Italian Catholic Diocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, in the Province of Avellino, Southern Italy, existed until 1921, when it was united into the Archdiocese of Conza-Campagna to form the Archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei L ...
.
On 14 January 1680, he was consecrated bishop by
Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. (1607 – 8 May 1688) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1685–1688), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Recanati e Loreto (1676–1682), Titular Patriarch of Al ...
,
Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
The Diocese of Recanati was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in 1240 by Pope Gregory IX.
Its principal church, S. Flaviano, was raised to the dignity of a cathedral on 21 December 1239, and separated from the jurisdiction of the ...
, with
Domenico Gianuzzi
Domenico Gianuzzi (1596–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of '' Dioclea in Phrygia'' (1669–1680). ''(in Latin)''Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''
Dioclea in Phrygia
Dioclea or Dioklea, Dioclia or Dioklia, Diocleia or Diokleia ( grc, Διοκλεία, Diokleía), was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.
In Hellenic times it had a mint, under its king Elagabalus.
It was the ...
'', and
Pier Antonio Capobianco
Pier Antonio Capobianco (26 January 1619 – 30 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia from 1663 to 1672. ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Pier Antonio Capobianco was born in Naples, Italy, on 26 January 1619. On ...
, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.
On 26 March 1685, he 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 Massa Lubrense
The Diocese of Massa Lubrense was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Massa Lubrense, Naples in the ecclesiastical province of Sorrento.
He served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense until his death on 12 July 1701.