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Luigi Galli

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Most Reverend

Luigi Galli
Bishop of Ancona e Numana
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ancona e Numana
In office1622–1657
PredecessorGiulio Savelli
SuccessorGiannicolò Conti
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629)
Orders
Consecration16 May 1622
by Giulio Savelli
Personal details
Born
Died22 Jul 1657

Luigi Galli or Giovanni Galli (Latin: Ioannes Aloysius Galli) (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana (1622–1657) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629).[1]

Biography

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Galli was born in Osimo, Italy.[2] On 2 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Ancona e Numana.[1][2] On 16 May 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina, with Marinus Bizzius, Archbishop of Bar, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 3 Jul 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy where he served until his resignation on 11 Oct 1629.[2] He served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana until his death on 22 Jul 1657.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ercole Rangoni, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1622); and Andrea Baroni Peretti, Bishop of Palestrina (1624).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 82. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop (Giovanni) Aloysius Galli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giulio Savelli
Bishop of Ancona e Numana
1622–1657
Succeeded by
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
1627–1629
Succeeded by