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Matteo Gagliani (9 October 1655 – September 1717) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sora (1703–1717) and Bishop of Fondi (1693–1703).

Biography

Matteo Gagliani was born in Naples, Italy. On 20 July 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Fondi. On 2 August 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. On 15 January 1703, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Sora. He served as Bishop of Sora until his death in September 1717.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Gagliani was the principal co-consecrator:

• Giacinto della Calce, Bishop of Ariano (1697);
• Tommaso Maria Franza, Bishop of Oria (1697); and
• Giambattista Isnardi de Castello, Bishop of Mondovi (1697).

References

1. ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 207 and 361. (in Latin)
2. "Diocese of Fondi (Fundi)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 25, 2016
3. "Titular Episcopal See of Fondi" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 25, 2016
4. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Matteo Gagliani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

• 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
• 18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
• Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII
• Bishops appointed by Pope Clement XI
• 1655 births
• 1717 deaths