What is Giovanni Battista Pichierri?
[[File:Giovanni Battista Pichierri.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Pichierri in September 2015]] '''Giovanni Battista Pichierri''' (February 12, 1943 &ndash; July 26, 2017) was an Italian prelate of [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He was born in [[Sava, Apulia|Sava]], [[Apulia]]. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. Pichierri served as bishop of the Diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy from 1990 to 1999. He then served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie from 1999 to his death in 2017.<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/tran0.htm Archdiocese of Trani-Barlette-Bisceglia]</ref> Pichierri died in [[Trani]], Apulia of an [[aortic aneurysm]] on July 26, 2017 at the age of 74.<ref>[https://www.barlettaviva.it/notizie/l-arcivescovo-giovan-battista-pichierri-e-salito-alla-casa-del-padre/ L'arcivescovo Giovan Battista Pichierri è salito alla casa del padre]{{in lang|it}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pichierri, Giovanni Battista}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Italian Roman Catholic archbishops]]