Galeazzo Moroni
| Most Reverend Galeazzo Moroni | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Macerata e Tolentino |
| In office | 1586–1613 |
| Predecessor | Gerolamo Melchiori |
| Successor | Rutilio Benzoni |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 28 June 1573 by Charles Borromeo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1534 or 1535 Milan, Duchy of Milan |
| Died | 1 September 1613 (aged 78) Macerata, Papal States |
| Buried | Macerata Cathedral |
Galeazzo Moroni or Galeazzo Morone (c. 1535 – 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1586–1613),[1] Bishop of Recanati (1573–1592),[2] Bishop of Macerata (1573–1586).[1][3]
Biography
On 10 Jun 1573, Galeazzo Moroni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Macerata and Bishop of Recanati.[4] In 1573, he was consecrated bishop by Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan. On 10 Dec 1586, his title was changed to Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino after the diocese was merged with the Diocese of Tolentino. He resigned as Bishop of Recanati on 9 Feb 1592. He served as Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino until his death on 1 Sep 1613.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Antonio Onorati, Bishop of Terni (1591); and Settimio Borsari, Bishop of Alessano (1591).[4]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 281.
- Back to citation Raponi, Nicola (1989–1990). "Galeazzo Morone: un prelato milanese dell'età borromaica vescovo di Macerata e Recanati (1573-1586)". Annali della Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell'Università di Macerata (in Italian) (22–23): 75–109.
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 David Cheney. "Bishop Galeazzo Moroni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 14 September 2025.