Giovanni Battista Carrone

Giovanni Battista Carrone (1641–1706) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Strongoli (1692–1706).[1]

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Carrone
Bishop of Strongoli
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Strongoli
In office	1692–1706
Predecessor	Antonio Maria Camalda
Successor	Tommaso Olivieri
Orders
Consecration	13 Jan 1692 by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born	11 Dec 1641 San Guido d'Ostuni, Italy
Died	Apr 1706 (age 76)

Biography

Giovanni Battista Carrone was born on 11 Dec 1641 in San Guido d'Ostuni, Italy.[2] On 19 Dec 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Strongoli.[1][2] On 13 Jan 1692, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Giuseppe Bologna, Archbishop of Capua, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Strongoli until his death in Apr 1706.[1][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 364. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Carrone". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Strongoli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 3, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Strongoli (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 3, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}