Clemente Gaddi
Clemente Gaddi (born December 23, 1901 in Mandello del Lario , † November 7, 1993 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop .
Life
Clemente Gaddi received the sacrament of ordination on September 18, 1926.
On June 24, 1953, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to the Bishop of Nicosia in Sicily. The episcopal ordination donated to it on 6 September of that year Felice Bono Mini , bishop of Como ; Co- consecrators were Guglielmo Bosetti , auxiliary bishop in Brescia , and Giacomo Zaffrani , bishop of Guastalla . On July 21, 1962, Pope John XXIII called him coadjutor of the diocese of Syracuse and titular archbishop of Darnis .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Archbishop ad personam on September 25, 1963 and appointed him Bishop of the Diocese of Bergamo . There Gaddi earned the reputation of a particularly popular bishop. From 1962 to 1965 he took part in the Second Vatican Council .
On May 20, 1977, Pope Paul VI. his age-related resignation.
Clemente Gaddi died on November 7, 1993 at the age of 91. In his hometown of Mandello di Lario, the Piazza Monsignor Clemente Gaddi was named after him.
Web links
- Entry on Clemente Gaddi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 8, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Somana ricorda il "suo" vescovo Clemente Gaddi a 20 anni della morte , lecconotizie.com
- ^ Mappa di Mandello di Lario , tuttocittà.it
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Piazzi |
Bishop of Bergamo 1963–1977 |
Giulio Oggioni |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gaddi, Clemente |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mandello del Lario on Lake Como , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1993 |