Pietro Paolo Gerardi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Pietro Paolo Gerardi
Bishop of Anagni
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Anagni
Term:1696–1708
Predecessor:Bernardino Masseri
Successor:Giovanni Battista Bassi
Consecration:3 June 1696
Consecrated By:Bandino Panciatici
Birth Date:8 March 1633
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Date:31 May 1708 (age 75)
Death Place:Anagni, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Pietro Paolo Gerardi (1633–1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Anagni (1696–1708).[1]

He was born in Rome, Italy. He was ordained a deacon on 15 April 1696 and ordained a priest on 23 April 1696.[2] On 21 May 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Anagni. On 3 June 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Anagni until his death on 31 May 1708.

While bishop, Gerardi was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanbattista Carafa, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1700).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V . Ritzler . Remigius . Sefrin . Pirminus . 83 . 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Pietro Paolo Gerardi . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.