Luigi Maria Marelli

Luigi Maria Marelli (1858-1936) was an Italian prelate named by pope Benedict XV bishop of Bergamo.[1]

The Most Reverend

Luigi Maria Marelli
Bishop of Bergamo
Portrait of Bishop Marelli.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseBergamo
Appointed15 December 1914
Installed11 April 1915
Term ended14 April 1936
PredecessorGiacomo Radini-Tedeschi
SuccessorAdriano Bernareggi
Orders
Ordination11 June 1881
by Luigi Nazari di Calabiana
Consecration6 January 1908
by Andrea Carlo Ferrari
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1858-04-24)24 April 1858
Died14 April 1936(1936-04-14) (aged 77)
Rho, Lombardy, Italy
BuriedBergamo Cathedral, Crypt
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
MottoLatin: Innocua vigilo
Styles of
Luigi Maria Marelli
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Life

Born in Milan, Marelli was appointed bishop of Bobbio by pope Pius X in 1907 and in 1914 after the death of Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi he was transferred to the see of Bergamo. In 1920 pope Benedict XV sent to Marelli a letter, in the letter the pope affirmed the duty of the church to fight against Socialism but he also reaffirmed the importance of social teaching of Catholic Church[2] Marelli died in 1936 in Rho, Lombardy.

References

  1. From Catholic Hierarchy website
  2. From the Vatican website epistula Soliti Nos
  • 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]
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