Matteo Gagliani Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Matteo Gagliani
Bishop of Sora
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Sora
Term:1703–1717
Predecessor:Tommaso Guzzoni
Successor:Gabriele de Marchis
Consecration:2 August 1693
Consecrated By:Galeazzo Marescotti
Birth Date:9 October 1655
Birth Place:Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Death Date:September 1717 (age 61)
Death Place:Sora, Papal States
Nationality:Italian

Matteo Gagliani (9 October 1655 – September 1717) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sora (1703–1717) and Bishop of Fondi (1693–1703).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Matteo Gagliani was born in Naples, Italy.[4] On 20 July 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Fondi. On 2 August 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. On 15 January 1703, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Sora. He served as Bishop of Sora until his death in September 1717.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Gagliani was the principal co-consecrator:

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus . 207 and 361. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/df508.html "Diocese of Fondi (Fundi)"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0802.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Fondi"
  4. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Matteo Gagliani . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.