Vincenzo Massi
Vincenzo Massi (born July 22, 1781 in Sant'Elpidio a Mare , † January 10, 1841 in Turin ) was an Italian clergyman, diplomat of the Holy See and Bishop of Gubbio .
Life
He studied at the University of Fermo and later in Rome. He was ordained a priest on June 23, 1805 and received his doctorate on September 22, 1816 at the University of La Sapienza to the Doctor iuris utriusque . He was Regens and teacher of rhetoric at the seminary in Ripatransone . From 1815 to 1821 he was vicar general in the diocese of Gubbio.
Pope Pius VII appointed him Bishop of Gubbio on June 27, 1821. He received his episcopal ordination on July 1st of the same year in Rome by the Cardinal Bishop of Ostia , Giulio Maria della Somaglia ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa and Mario Ancaiani . On November 12, 1839 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in the Kingdom of Sardinia and on November 22 of the same year he resigned to the diocese of Gubbio. On the same day, Pope Gregory XVI raised him titular Archbishop of Thessalonica .
Vincenzo Massi died fourteen months later as a nuncio in Turin.
literature
- Philippe Bountry: Prélats Référendaires et officers de curie en fonctions sous la restauration (1814–1846) . 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. 391–392 (French, online edition [accessed April 21, 2018]).
Web links
- Entry on Vincenzo Massi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 21, 2018.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Ancaiani |
Bishop of Gubbio 1821–1839 |
Giuseppe Pecci |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Massi, Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, diplomat of the Holy See, Bishop of Gubbio |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sant'Elpidio a Mare |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1841 |
| Place of death | Turin |