John VIII, Archbishop of Antivari
John VIII (Albanian: Gjon VIII) (died 7 October 1571) served as an Archbishop of Antivari in the mid-16th century.
Originally from Ulcinj (present-day Montenegro), Pope Julius II appointed John as Archbishop of Antivari (Bar) in 1551 because of his rare virtues and executive sciences.
John participated in the Council of Trent between 1551 and 1552, and between 1562 and 1563. He was the fiercest opponent to the surrender of the city of Bar to the Turks. However, Count Alessandro Donato and military commander Giovanni Guidiccioni did just that. They had sent the Archbishop and 600 soldiers on a galley to Ali Pasha, who offered to purchase the Archbishop for 25,000 Venetian sequins. This offer was never finalised.
On 7 October 1571, during the Battle of Lepanto, the Turks had John VIII decapitated so that he does not "please" liberty. Another source states that Christians executed John, mistaking him for a Turk.