Luigi Moccagatta

Luigi Moccagatta (Chinese: 江类思; 9 October 1809 – 6 September 1891) was an Italian missionary and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Luigi Moccagatta

O.F.M.
Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
ChurchCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Installed1870
Term ended1891
SuccessorGregorio Grassi
Orders
Ordination1832
Personal details
Born(1809-10-09)October 9, 1809
Castellazzo Bormida, Province of Alessandria, Italy
DiedSeptember 6, 1891(1891-09-06) (aged 81)
Taiyuan, Shanxi, Qing China
DenominationRoman Catholic
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese江类思
Traditional Chinese江類思

Biography

Luigi Moccagatta was born in Castellazzo Bormida, Province of Alessandria, Italy, on 9 October 1809. He joined the Franciscans in 1826, at the age of 16. He was ordained a priest in 1832.

He became coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan in 1844, and succeeded Bishop Lodovico Maria (dei Conti) Besi as bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan in 1848. He rebuilt the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan in 1870.[1] On 27 September 1870, he became bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan. Because of his old age and illness, his nephew Gregorio Grassi was appointed coadjutor bishop in 1876 to take charge of the administration of the archdiocese instead of him. He died of illness on 6 September 1891, aged 81.

References
  1. 一座有故事的百年教堂：太原圣母无染原罪堂. Sohu (in Chinese). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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