Most Reverend Luigi Galli | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ancona e Numana | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ancona e Numana |
| In office | 1622–1657 |
| Predecessor | Giulio Savelli |
| Successor | Giannicolò Conti |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 16 May 1622 by Giulio Savelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 22 Jul 1657 |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629) |
Luigi Galli or Giovanni Galli (Latin: Ioannes Aloysius Galli) (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana (1622–1657) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629).[1]
Biography
Galli was born in Osimo, Italy.[2] On 2 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Ancona e Numana.[1][2] On 16 May 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina, with Marinus Bizzius, Archbishop of Bar, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 3 Jul 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy where he served until his resignation on 11 Oct 1629.[2] He served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana until his death on 22 Jul 1657.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ercole Rangoni, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1622); and Andrea Baroni Peretti, Bishop of Palestrina (1624).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 82. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop (Giovanni) Aloysius Galli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Savoy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]