Clemente Gaddi
Clemente Gaddi[1] (23 December 1901 – 7 November 1993)[2] was an Italian prelate who was bishop of Bergamo in the years after the Second Vatican Council.
Clemente Gaddi | |
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| Bishop of Diocese of Bergamo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Bergamo |
| In office | 1963 - 1977 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Piazzi |
| Successor | Giulio Oggioni |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 18, 1926 |
| Consecration | September 6, 1953 by Mgr Felice Bonomini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1901 |
| Died | 7 November 1993 (aged 91) Bergamo |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Previous post(s) | Diocese of Nicosia Archdiocese of Siracusa |
| Styles of Clemente Gaddi | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Life
He was born in Mandello del Lario and ordained as a priest in 1926. From 1926 to 1953 he worked as professor of the seminary of Como and then prevost of Cernobbio.
In 1953, pope Pius XII named him bishop of Nicosia, and in 1962 pope John XXIII appointed him as Coadjutor archbishop of the Siracusa.
In 1963, after the death of bishop Giuseppe Piazzi he was named bishop of Bergamo with the personal title of Archbishop.
In 1977, he resigned from his post as bishop, and died in Bergamo where he is buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Bergamo.[3]
References
- C. Epis, Gaddi Vescovo tra la gente,2001
- http://portale.lombardinelmondo.org/nazioni/Europa/Articoli/storiaemi/gaddicle
- From L'Eco di Bergamo website
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bergamo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Bergamo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| From 1731 to 1879 |
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| From 1879 (after the Unification of Italy) |
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