Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Imola
Term:1739–1752
Predecessor:Giuseppe Accoramboni
Successor:Giovanni Carlo Bandi
Ordination:21 Dec 1697
Consecration:21 Dec 1716
Consecrated By:Sebastiano Antonio Tanara
Birth Date:2 Jul 1673
Birth Place:Robassomero, Italy
Death Date:9 Feb 1752 (age 78)

Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O. (1673–1752) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola (1739–1752)[1] and Archbishop of Urbino (1716–1739).[2]

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli was born in Robassomero, Italy on 2 Jul 1673 and ordained a priest in the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri on 21 Dec 1697.[3] [4] On 7 Dec 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Urbino.On 21 Dec 1716, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Filippo Carlo Spada, Bishop of Pesaro, and Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre, serving as co-consecrators. On 23 Feb 1739, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola.He served as Archbishop of Imola until his death on 9 Feb 1752.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bartolomeo Fargna, Titular Bishop of Emmaüs (1729).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. VI. 243. 1958. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 399. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Tommaso Maria Marelli . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.