Giovanni D'Amato

Giovanni D'Amato was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1565–1567).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Giovanni D'Amato
Bishop of Minori
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Minori
In office	1565–1567
Predecessor	Alessandro Mollo
Successor	Giovanni Agostino Campanile
Orders
Consecration	21 October 1565 by Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni

Biography

On 12 October 1565, Giovanni D'Amato was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Minori.^[1][2] On 21 October 1565, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni, Bishop of Novara, with Antonio Elio, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Ascanio Albertini, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Minori until his resignation in 1567.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Felice Peretti Montalto, Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti (1567);
• Gaspare Visconti, Archbishop of Milan (1584);
• Francesco Liparuli, (Liparolo), Bishop of Capri (1584);
• Cesare Speciano, (Speciani), Bishop of Novara (1584); and
• Fulvio Passerini, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1591).