Giuliano Castagnola Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giuliano Castagnola
Bishop of Nebbio
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nebbio
Term:1612–1620
Predecessor:Jacques Rusconi
Successor:Giovanni Mascardi
Consecration:30 November 1612
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Birth Date:1572
Birth Place:La Spezia, Republic of Genoa
Death Date:21 December 1620 (age 48)
Death Place:Nebbio, Republic of Genoa

Giuliano Castagnola (1572 – 21 December 1620) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nebbio (1612–1620).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Giuliano Castagnola was born in La Spezia, Italy in 1572.He was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law), and was Rector of the Parish of San Lorenzo in montibus in Rome.On 19 November 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nebbio.On 30 November 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Giovanni Battista Salvago, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana, and Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nebbio until his death on 21 December 1620.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 255. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. Castagnola was born in the town of Spedia in the diocese of Luni-Sarzana. He was Doctor in utroque iure (Civil and Canon Law), and was Rector of the Parish of San Lorenzo in montibus in Rome. He was consecrated a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Garzia Millini on 30 November 1612. Gauchat, IV, p. 255 note 3. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcstgnlj.html "Bishop Giuliano Castagnola"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dn514.html "Diocese of Nebbio"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t2061.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Nebbio"