Giovanni Gambacorta, C.R. (1613 – 25 May 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Marsico Nuovo The diocese of Marsico Nuovo was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Basilicata, southern Italy, which existed until 1818. It was a suffragan of the archbishops of Salerno. In 1818, Marsico Nuovo was united ''aeque principaliter'' with th ...

(1676–1683). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giovanni Gambacorta was born in

Limatola Limatola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km west of Benevento. Limatola borders the following municipalities: Caiazzo, Case ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

and ordained a priest in the

Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence The Theatines officially named the Congregation of Clerics Regular ( la, Ordo Clericorum Regularium), abreviated CR, is a Catholic order of clerics regular of Pontifical Right for men founded by Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa in Sept. 14, 1524. I ...

. On 23 March 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement X Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...

. On 26 April 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Camillo Massimi,

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

Sant'Eusebio Sant'Eusebio is a titular church in Rome, devoted to Saint Eusebius of Rome, a 4th-century martyr, and built in the Esquilino rione. One of the oldest churches in Rome, it is a titular church and the station church for the Friday after the fo ...

, and Egidio Colonna (patriarch), Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Angelo della Noca, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Marsico Nuovo until his death on 25 May 1683.

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