Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso
Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso (born August 13, 1850 in Montiglio , Asti province , † August 24, 1919 in Aosta ) was an Italian clergyman. He was Bishop of Aosta in the Aosta Valley .
Life
Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso was the son of Giacomo Tasso and Teresa Scaglia. From 1862 to 1865 he attended the school of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Turin and later took part in lessons with Don Bosco . He received on 29 March 1873 at the Vincentians the priesthood .
On March 30, 1908, he was by Pius X for bishop of the diocese of Aosta appointed. The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta , Cardinal Priest of Santa Prassede , on May 28, 1908th
Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso died in Aosta on August 24, 1919.
In the neo-Gothic Notre-Dame du Rosaire chapel in Aosta Cathedral there is a relief with the portrait of the bishop.
See also
Web links
- Entry for Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Giovanni Vincenzo Tasso on Araldica ecclesiastica
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aimé-Pierre Frutaz : Fonti per la storia de la Valle d'Aosta , “Cronotassi dei vescovi”, p. 327
- ↑ Laura Pizzi: La cappella di Nostra Signora del Rosario nella Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta di Aosta. n.d., p. 158.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Auguste Duc |
Bishop of Aosta 1908-1919 |
Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tasso, Giovanni Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, bishop of the Aosta diocese |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montiglio |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1919 |
| Place of death | Aosta , Aosta Valley , Italy |