John Baptist Scandella | |
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| Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar | |
 John Baptist Scandella as Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar |
| Installed | 28 April 1857 |
| Term ended | 27 August 1880 |
| Predecessor | Henry Hughes |
| Successor | Gonzalo Canilla |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 March 1845 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1857 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1821 |
| Died | 27 August 1880 (aged 58) Gibraltar |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Gibraltar |
John Baptist Scandella STD (Gibraltar, 19 September 1821 - id., 27 August 1880) was a Gibraltarian Roman Catholic priest of Genoese descent. He was Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Gibraltar between 1857 and 1880. He spoke fluent English and his native Spanish. Scandella is mainly remembered in Gibraltar for seeing the return of the statue of Our Lady of Europe to Gibraltar from Algeciras in Spain and for his efforts to improve education in the territory.