Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco
Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco OFMObs (born June 2, 1783 in Alessandria della Rocca , Kingdom of Sicily , † April 7, 1855 in Caltagirone ) was a Sicilian religious , Minister General of the Franciscan Observants and Bishop of Caltagirone .
Life
He entered the order of the Franciscan Observants and took the name of the order Giuseppe Maria d'Alessandria . After receiving his doctorate theologiae , he was ordained a priest on June 7, 1807 . Then he rose in the order hierarchy and was its vicar general until 1838 . Called to Rome, Pope Gregory XVI appointed him . on March 13, 1838 as Minister General of the Franciscan Observants. At the same time he entered the service of the Curia and was a consultor of various congregations.
King Ferdinand II of Sicily proposed him on May 20, 1844 as Bishop of Avellino and Frigento , which was confirmed by Rome on June 17 of the same year. He was ordained bishop on June 23, 1844 by the Cardinal Bishop of Sabina, Luigi Lambruschini ; Co-consecrators were the Curia Archbishops Camillo Di Pietro and Angelo Antonio Scotti . On July 12, 1844 he became Papal Assistant to the Throne . Pope Pius IX transferred him on April 7, 1854 to the bishopric of Caltagirone, where he died a year later.
Publications
- A Gregorio XVI ... che visita il tempio di S. Maria degli Angeli. Foligno 1841.
- Regole per le monache Clarisse appianate. Rome 1842.
literature
- Philippe Bountry: Officiers subalternes de la curie et consulteurs des congrégations romaines en fonctions sous la restauration (1814–1846) (notes brèves) . In: Souverain et pontife. Recherches prosopographiques sur la Curie Romaine à l'âge de la Restoration (1814–1846) . École française de Rome, Rome 2002, margin no. 375–376 (French, online edition [accessed May 9, 2019]).
Web links
- Entry on Giuseppe Maria Maniscalco on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 9, 2019.
- Publications by GM Maniscalco in the Opac des Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale (SBN)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Benedetto Francesco Paolo Antonio Denti OSB |
Bishop of Caltagirone 1854–1855 |
Luigi Natoli |
| Giuseppe Palma |
Bishop of Avellino and Frigento 1844–1854 |
Francesco Gallo |
| Bartolome Altemir |
General Minister of the Franciscan Observants 1838–1844 |
Luigi Flamini de Loreto |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maniscalco, Giuseppe Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giuseppe Maria d'Alessandria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sicilian religious, Minister General of the Franciscan Observants and Bishop of Caltagirone |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1783 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alessandria della Rocca , Sicily |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1855 |
| Place of death | Caltagirone |