Giovanni Barcia

Giovanni Barcia was the last Ordinary of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church from 1902 until his death in 1912.[1]

Most Reverend

Giovanni Barcia
Ordinary for the Albanians of Calabria
ChurchItalo-Albanian Catholic
DioceseSicily
SeeCroae
Appointed24 April 1902
PredecessorGiuseppe Schirò
SuccessorGiovanni Mele
Orders
Consecration24 June 1902[1]
by Vincenzo Vannutelli, Giustino Adami, and Wladyslaw Michal Zaleski[1]
Personal details
Born1829
Palazzo Adriano, Italy
Died1912 (age 83)
NationalityItalo-Albanian
DenominationItalo-Albanian Catholic
Styles of
Giovanni Barcia
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Giovanni Barcia
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byVincenzo Vannutelli[1]
DateJune 24, 1902[1]

Biography

Giovanni Barcia was born in Palazzo Adriano (PA) in 1829, during that time in the territory of the Latin diocese of Monreale.

On April 24, 1902, he was appointed to be the Bishop of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church by Pope Leo XIII.[2] Later, on June 24, 1902, Giovanni Barcia was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli with co-consecrators Archbishop Giustino Adami and the future Latin Patriarch of Antioch Wladyslaw Michal Zaleski.[1] Pope Leo XIII gave him the titular see of Croae and Giovanni went on to lead the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church for ten years.

Giovanni Barcia resided in Naples and was also the superior of the College of San Adriano in San Demetrio Corone (CS), Calabria. Bishop Giovanni Barcia was also the president of the Italian Clergy Committee for the relief of those affected by the Calabria earthquake.

References
  1. "Bishop Giovanni Barcia [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries: BAR… – BD…". www.gcatholic.org.


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