Luigi Galli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Luigi Galli
Bishop of Ancona e Numana
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Ancona e Numana
Term:1622–1657
Predecessor:Giulio Savelli
Successor:Giannicolò Conti
Consecration:16 May 1622
Consecrated By:Giulio Savelli
Birth Place:Osimo, Italy
Death Date:22 Jul 1657
Previous Post:Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629)

Luigi Galli or Giovanni Galli (Latin: Ioannes Aloysius Galli) (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana (1622–1657) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629).[1]

Biography

Galli was born in Osimo, Italy.On 2 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Ancona e Numana.[2] On 16 May 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina, with Marinus Bizzius, Archbishop of Bar, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators. On 3 Jul 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy where he served until his resignation on 11 Oct 1629.He served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana until his death on 22 Jul 1657.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ercole Rangoni, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1622); and Andrea Baroni Peretti, Bishop of Palestrina (1624).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 82. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop (Giovanni) Aloysius Galli . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 4, 2019.