Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto

Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto (1636–1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ruvo (1680–1698).[1][2]

Most Reverend Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto
Bishop of Ruvo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ruvo
In office	1680–1698
Predecessor	Domenico Gallesi
Successor	Francesco Morgioni
Orders
Consecration	17 March 1680 by Francesco Nerli (iuniore)
Personal details
Born	1636 Bitonto, Italy
Died	1698 (age 62) Ruvo, Italy

Biography

Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto was born in Bitonto, Italy in 1636.[2] On 11 March 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Ruvo.[1][2] On 17 March 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Nerli (iuniore), Archbishop of Florence, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Lorenzo Trotti, Bishop of Pavia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ruvo until his death in 1698.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Carolus de Tilly, Bishop of Acerra (1692);
• Francesco Antonio Triveri, Bishop of Andria (1692); and
• Nicola Cirillo, Bishop of Nicastro (1692).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 337. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ruvo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ruvo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}