Giovanni Battista Monti (bishop)

Giovanni Battista Monti was born in 1607 in Ferrandina, Italy.^[2] On 11 Oct 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of San Severo.^[1][2] On 17 Oct 1655, he was consecrated bishop Federico Sforza, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, with Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Pesaro, and Michele Angelo Vincentini, Bishop of Gerace, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of San Severo until his death in 1657.^[1][2]

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