Church Catholic Church Predecessor Diego Sersale Nationality Italian | In office 1666-1683 Successor Tommaso Marie Ruffo | |
Consecration 22 June 1653
by Marcantonio Franciotti Died 18 March 1683, Bari, Italy Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto | ||
Giovanni Granafei (1605 – 18 March 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1666-1683) and Bishop of Alessano (1653-1666).
Biography
Giovanni Granafei was born in Brindisi, Italy in 1605. On 9 June 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alessano. On 22 June 1653, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators. On 11 October 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa). He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 18 March 1683. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Annibale Sillano, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1653).