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Giovan Battista Pichierri

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Giovan Battista Pichierri
Born(1943-02-12)12 February 1943
Died26 July 2017(2017-07-26) (aged 74)
Trani, Apulia, Italy
Occupation(s)Archbishop; prelate

Giovan Battista Pichierri (12 February 1943 – 26 July 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

The archbishop's coat of arms.

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 until his death in 2017.[1]

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