Background
Pellerano was born in Mazzarino, Sicily in Italy on February 6, 1702.
Pellerano was born in Mazzarino, Sicily in Italy on February 6, 1702.
In 1770 Pope Clement XIV appointed Pellerano as the Bishop of Malta. He succeeded Bartolomé Rull. His consecration took place on August 25, 1770 by Archbishop Alberto Maria Capobianco.
In 1774 Bishop Pellerano imprisoned some soldiers when he heard that they had beaten one of his marshals.
As a consequence some 20 knights forced their way into the prison and liberated them. Out of fear Pellerano took flight to his palace in Mdina.
Bishop Pellerano was blamed for these disturbances and thus in 1780, on Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc"s insistence, he was forced to leave the diocese never to return. Until a successor could be appointed Monsignor Gejt Grech was appointed to run the diocese.
Upon his forced exile and resignation Pellerano was appointed Titular Archbishop of Rhodus on June 19, 1780.
He died three years later on 18 April 1783.
Representatives of the clergy from all parishes gathered in front of the bishop"s residence and demanded that he calls people together for a large assembly called the chapter general in order to defend the privileges of the church.
At the age of 24 he was ordained to the priesthood and became a member of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.