Giovanni Myra

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]

Most Reverend Giovanni Myra
Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Acerenza
In office	1596–1600
Predecessor	Scipione de Tolfa
Successor	Giuseppe de Rossi (archbishop)
Personal details
Died	1600

Biography

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

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 67. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 303–304. (in Latin)
3. 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

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Acerenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Acerenza (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ludovico Majorino	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia 1591–1596	Succeeded by Vittorino Mansi
Preceded by Scipione de Tolfa	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera 1596–1600	Succeeded by Giuseppe de Rossi (archbishop)