Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta

{{Short description|Italian Catholic Cardinal}}

Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta, surname often spelled Palotta or Palotto, (1548 – 1620) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.

He was born in Caldarola.{{cite web|authorlink=Salvador Miranda (historian) |last=Miranda |first=Salvador |title=PALLOTTA, Giovanni Evangelista (1548-1620)|url=https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1587-ii.htm#Pallotta|work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church |publisher=Florida International University|oclc=53276621}} He was appointed archbishop of Cosenza nominated to be a cardinal in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V. In 1588, he was installed as Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana. In 1591, he stopped being archbishop of Cosenza. In 1611, he became Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and later of Porto e Santa Rufina. He participated in the conclaves of 1590, 1591, 1592, and 1605. He died in Rome.{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Giovanni Evangelista Cardinal Pallotta † |website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpalloge.html |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} Wikipedia:SPS

He was the uncle of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, and his inheritance allowed the young man to pursue a canonical education and career in Rome. Two other members of the Pallota family became cardinals: Guglielmo Pallotta and Antonio Pallotta.