Giovanni Battista Nepita

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista Nepita
Bishop of Massa Lubrense
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Massa Lubrense
In office	1685–1701
Predecessor	Andrea Massarenghi
Successor	Jacopo Maria Rossi
Orders
Ordination	20 Mar 1649
Consecration	14 Jan 1680 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	1624 Vastro Villari, Italy
Died	12 Jul 1701 (age 77) Massa Lubrense, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1680–1685)

Giovanni Battista Nepita (1624 – 12 July, 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1685–1701) and Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1680–1685).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Giovanni Battista Nepita was born in Vastro Villari, Italy in 1624 and ordained a priest on 20 Mar 1649.^[1] On 8 Jan 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia.^[1] On 14 Jan 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 26 Mar 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Massa Lubrense.^[1] He served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense until his death on 12 Jul 1701.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Nepita" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 14, 2016
2. "Titular Episcopal See of Massa Lubrense" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 10, 2016
3. "Diocese of Massa Lubrense" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 10, 2016
4. "Diocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi–Conza–Nusco–Bisaccia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016