Giovanni Myra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Reverend

Giovanni Myra
Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Acerenza
In office1596–1600
PredecessorScipione de Tolfa
SuccessorGiuseppe de Rossi (archbishop)
Personal details
Died1600

Giovanni Myra or Giovanni Mira (died 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1596–1600)[1] and Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1591–1596).[2]

Biography[edit]

On 13 September 1591, Giovanni Myra was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia.[2][3][4] On 11 March 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera.[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera until his death in 1600.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 67. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 303–304. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giovanni Myra (Mira)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Giovanni Mira". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

External links and additional sources[edit]


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia
1591–1596
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera
1596–1600
Succeeded by