Giovanni Sanfelice was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Muro Lucano The Latin Catholic Diocese of Muro Lucano, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
History
Pope Leo IX (1049–1054), in naming ...
(1423–1443)
[ ''(in Latin)'']
and
Bishop of Alessano (1405–1423).
[ ''(in Latin)'']
Biography
On 12 October 1405, Giovanni Sanfelice was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent VII
Pope Innocent VII ( la, Innocentius VII; it, Innocenzo VII; 1339 – 6 November 1406), born Cosimo de' Migliorati, was head of the Catholic Church from 17 October 1404 to his death in November 1406. He was pope during the period of the Western ...
as
Bishop of Alessano.
[ ]
On 24 September 1423, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Martin V as
Bishop of Muro Lucano The Latin Catholic Diocese of Muro Lucano, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.
History
Pope Leo IX (1049–1054), in naming ...
.
He served as Bishop of Muro Lucano until his resignation in 1443.
While bishop, he was the
principal 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
Antonio Guidotti
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...
,
Bishop of Conversano (1424).
References
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15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent VII
Bishops appointed by Pope Martin V
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