Mattia Vicario
Mattia Vicario (born April 11, 1849 in Fontanetto , † March 5, 1906 in Novara ) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Novara .
Life
The ordination received Mattia Vicario on 16 March 1872 in Vercelli by Archbishop Celestino Matteo Fissore . He became a canon of the local cathedral .
Pope Leo XIII. appointed him on March 18, 1895 Bishop of Saluzzo . He was ordained bishop on April 28th of the same year by the Archbishop of Vercelli Lorenzo Carlo Pampirio OP in the Cathedral of Vercelli ; Co- consecrators were Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo , Bishop of Como , and Edoardo Pulciano , Bishop of Novara . On December 16, 1901 Mattia Vicario was transferred to the bishopric of Novara, but could not take possession of the diocese until October 19, 1902. During his tenure, he founded the Banca del Piccolo Credito , which granted small loans to clergy and lay people.
Mattia Vicario died at the age of 56 and was buried in the Novara Cemetery Church.
Web links
- List of bishops of Novara with short biographies ( Memento from April 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Entry on Mattia Vicario on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 15, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Edoardo Pulciano |
Bishop of Novara 1901–1906 |
Giuseppe Gamba |
| Alfonso Bulgione di Monale |
Bishop of Saluzzo 1895–1901 |
Giovanni Oberti |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vicario, Mattia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Novara |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fontanetto |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1906 |
| Place of death | Novara |