Giovanni Battista del Tinto


Giovanni Battista del Tinto, O. Carm. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cassano all'Jonio and Archbishop of Trani.

Biography

Giovanni Battista del Tinto was born in Alvito, Lazio, Italy on 13 June 1622 and ordained a priest in the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. On 15 February 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Trani. On 22 February 1666, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Sforza, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli, with Francesco Caetani, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Joseph-Marie de Suarès, Bishop of Vaison, serving as co-consecrators. On 19 October 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Cassano all'Jonio. He served as Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio until his death on 19 May 1685.