Giovanni Pirro Scorna was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Policastro
The Italian Catholic diocese of Policastro, in Campania, existed until 1986. In that year the diocese was suppressed, and its territory united to the diocese of Teggiano-Policastro. Throughout its existence, Policastro was a suffragan of the archd ...
(1516–1530).
Biography
On 19 Aug 1516, Giovanni Pirro Scorna was appointed by
Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X ( it, Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521.
Born into the prominent political an ...
as
Bishop of Policastro
The Italian Catholic diocese of Policastro, in Campania, existed until 1986. In that year the diocese was suppressed, and its territory united to the diocese of Teggiano-Policastro. Throughout its existence, Policastro was a suffragan of the archd ...
.
He served as Bishop of Policastro until his resignation on 6 Feb 1530.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Leo X
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