Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona

Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona (died 1525) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lecce (1517–1525)[1] and Bishop of Alessano (1512–1517).[2]

Most Reverend Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona
Bishop of Lecce
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lecce
In office	1517–1525
Predecessor	Ugolino Martelli (bishop)
Successor	Consalvo di Sangro
Personal details
Died	1525 Lecce, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Alessano (1512–1517)

Biography

On 3 March 1512, Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona was appointed by Pope Julius II as Bishop of Alessano.[2][3] [4] On 18 May 1517, he was appointed by Pope Leo X as Bishop of Lecce.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Lecce until his death in 1525.[1][3]

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 224–225. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 103. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Giovanni Antonio Acquaviva d'Aragona". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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