Clemente Gaddi
| Clemente Gaddi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Diocese of Bergamo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Bergamo |
| In office | 1963 - 1977 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Piazzi |
| Successor | Giulio Oggioni |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 18, 1926 |
| Consecration |
September 6, 1953 by Mgr Felice Bonomini |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 August 1953 Somana of Mandello del Lario,  Italy |
| Died |
7 November 1993 (aged 40) Bergamo |
| Nationality |
Italian |
| Previous post |
Diocese of Nicosia Archdiocese of Siracusa |
| Styles of Clemente Gaddi | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Clemente Gaddi[1](1901–1993) was an Italian prelate that was bishop of Bergamo in the years after the Second Vatican Council.
Life
He was born in Mandello del Lario and ordained as a priest in 1926. From 1926 to 1953 he worked as professor of the seminary of Como and then prevost of Cernobbio.
In 1953 pope Pius XII named him bishop of Nicosia, and in 1962 pope John XXIII appointed him as Coadjutor archbishop of the Siracusa.
In 1963 after the death of bishop Giuseppe Piazzi he was named bishop of Bergamo with the personal title of Archbishop.
In 1977 he resigned from his post as bishop, and died in Bergamo where he is buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Bergamo[2]
References
- ↑ C. Epis, Gaddi Vescovo tra la gente,2001
- ↑ From L'Eco di Bergamo website
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giuseppe Piazzi |
Bishop of Bergamo 1963 - 1977 |
Succeeded by Giulio Oggioni |
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