Antonio Maria Graziani

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Most Reverend

Antonio Maria Graziani
Bishop of Amelia
Antonio Maria Graziani by Domenico Tintoretto.jpg
Portrait by Domenico Tintoretto (1598)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Amelia
In office1592–1611
Predecessor
Successor
Orders
Consecration25 Feb 1592
by Antonmaria Sauli
Personal details
Born1537
Sansepolcro, Italy
Died1 Apr 1611 (age 74)

Antonio Maria Graziani (1537–1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Amelia (1592–1611) and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1596–1598).[1][2]

Biography[]

Antonio Maria Graziani was born in 1537 in Sansepolcro, Italy.[3] On 17 Feb 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Amelia.[1][2][3] On 25 Feb 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Antonmaria Sauli, Cardinal-Priest of San Vitale, with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and , Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 23 Feb 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice; he resigned from the position on 8 Oct 1598.[3] He served as Bishop of Amelia until his death on 1 Apr 1611.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of , Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1592).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 81. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 106. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Maria Graziani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Amelia
1592–1611
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ludovico Taverna
Apostolic Nuncio to Venice
1596–1598
Succeeded by


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