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Giovanni Agostino Marliani

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Most Reverend
Giovanni Agostino Marliani
Bishop of Reggio Emilia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Reggio Emilia
In office 1662–1674
Predecessor Girolamo Codebò
Successor Augusto Bellincini
Orders
Consecration 1645
by Stefano Durazzo
Personal details
Born 1585
Genoa, Italy
Died 4 June 1674 (age 89)
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Giovanni Agostino Marliani (1585 – 4 June 1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1662–1674) and Bishop of Accia and Mariana (1645–1656).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Agostino Marliani was born of a patrician family[2] in Genoa, Italy in 1585.[3]

He is attested as Vicar General of the diocese of Genoa in 1635[4] and again in 1640.[5]

On 15 July 1645, Marliani was appointed Bishop of Accia and Mariana by Pope Innocent X.[6] In 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Stefano Durazzo, Archbishop of Genoa. In 1656, he resigned as Bishop of Accia and Mariana.[3]

On 27 February 1662, he was appointed Bishop of Reggio Emilia by Pope Alexander VII.[7] He held a diocesan synod in Reggio on 15–17 June 1665.[8] He held a second synod on 17–19 April 1674.[9]

Marliani served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia until his death on 4 June 1674.[3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

References

  1. Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 232 and 294. (in Latin); "Bishop Giovanni Agostino Marliani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016; "Diocese of Accia and Mariana" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016; "Titular Episcopal See of Accia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. Back to citation His tombstone reads "Patritius Genovensis". Saccani, p. 139.
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 "Bishop Giovanni Agostino Marliani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016
  4. Back to citation Genova rivista municipale (in Italian). Genoa: Municipio di Genova. 1938. p. 24.
  5. Back to citation Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts: In the Years 1846-1847. London: Trustees of the British Museum. 1864. p. 124.
  6. Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 232 and 294. (in Latin)
  7. Back to citation Saccani, p. 138; Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 232 and 294. (in Latin); "Bishop Giovanni Agostino Marliani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 21, 2016
  8. Back to citation Giovanni Agostino Marliani (1665). Synodus Dioecesana ab Ill. et Rev. DD. Joanne Augustino Marliano... Ep. Regii... Primum habita In sua Cathedr. Ecclesia A.D. MDCLXV, Die XV., XVI., XVII., Junij (in Latin). Reggio: Typogr. Vedrotti.
  9. Back to citation Secundae synodi dioecesanae, quam fel. record. illustrissimus et reverendissimus d. d. Io. Augustinus Marlianus, Dei et sanctae sedis apostolicae gratia episcopus Regij et princeps, paucis ante obitum diebus habuit, anno Domini 1674, die 17, 18 et 19 aprilis. (Reggio: Typographia Propseri Vedroti 1675).