Giovanni Battista Nepita
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] BiographyGiovanni Battista Nepita was born in Castrovillari, Italy, in 1624 and ordained a priest on 20 March 1649.[2] On 8 January 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia.[1][2] On 14 January 1680, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 26 March 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Massa Lubrense.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense until his death on 12 July 1701.[1][2] References
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