Giovanni Granafei

Most Reverend Giovanni Granafei
Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa)
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
In office	1666-1683
Predecessor	Diego Sersale
Successor	Tommaso Marie Ruffo
Orders
Consecration	22 June 1653 by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born	1605 Brindisi, Italy
Died	18 March 1683 (aged 77-78) Bari, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Alessano (1653-1666)

Giovanni Granafei (1605 – 18 March 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1666-1683) and Bishop of Alessano (1653-1666).

Giovanni Granafei was born in Brindisi, Italy in 1605. On 9 June 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alessano. On 22 June 1653, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators. On 11 October 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa). He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 18 March 1683. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Annibale Sillano, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1653).