Matteo Gagliani

Most Reverend

Matteo Gagliani
Bishop of Sora
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Sora
In office1703–1717
PredecessorTommaso Guzzoni
SuccessorGabriele de Marchis
Orders
Consecration2 August 1693
by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born9 October 1655
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
DiedSeptember 1717 (age 61)
Sora, Papal States
NationalityItalian

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.[1][4] 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.[4] On 15 January 1703, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Sora.[4] He served as Bishop of Sora until his death in September 1717.[4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Gagliani was the principal co-consecrator:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 207 and 361. (in Latin)
  2. ^ "Diocese of Fondi (Fundi)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 25, 2016
  3. ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Fondi" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016
  4. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Matteo Gagliani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Fondi
1693–1703 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Sora
1703–1717 		Succeeded by