Claudio Rangoni (bishop of Reggio Emilia)

Claudio Rangoni (26 Sep 1559-2 Sep 1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1592-1606) and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1598-1606).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Claudio Rangoni was born in Modena, Italy on 26 Sep 1559.^[1] On 16 Dec 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Reggio Emilia.^[1] On 10 Jan 1593, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with Giovanni Domenico Marcot, Archbishop of Split, and Feliciano Ninguarda, Bishop of Como, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 20 Oct 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.^[1] He served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland until his resignation on 16 Sep 1606.^[1] He died on 2 Sep 1621.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[1]

• Wawrzyniec Gembicki, Bishop of Chelmno (1601);
• Jerzy Zamoyski, Bishop of Chełm (1601);
• Simon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia (1605);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni (1607).

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