Clemente Gaddi
Clemente Gaddi | |
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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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Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
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.
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
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 [full citation needed]
- ^ http://portale.lombardinelmondo.org/nazioni/Europa/Articoli/storiaemi/gaddicle [self-published source]
- ^ From L'Eco di Bergamo website
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bergamo". [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Bergamo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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