Gaspare Viviani

Most Reverend
Gaspare Viviani
Bishop of Anagni
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Anagni
In office 1579-1605
Predecessor Benedetto Lomellini
Successor Vittorio Guarini
Personal details
Died 25 Jan 1605
Anagni, Italy
Previous post Bishop of Sitia (1556-1571)
Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1571-1579)

Gaspare Viviani (died 25 January, 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Anagni (1579-1605), Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1571-1579), and Bishop of Sitia (1556-1571).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

On 17 Jul 1556, Gaspare Viviani was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Sitia.[1] On 16 Jul 1571, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia.[1] On 3 Aug 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Anagni.[1] He served as Bishop of Anagni until his death on 25 Jan 1605.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Battista Soriani, Bishop of Bisceglie (1576); Giovanni Battista Ansaldo, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1576); Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1576); Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet, Bishop of Lérida (1577); and Mario Bolognini, Archbishop of Lanciano (1579).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Gaspare Viviani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Anagni-Alatri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Anagni-Alatri" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
  4. ↑ "Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016
  5. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Hierapytna”’’GCatholic.org’’. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 31, 2016
  6. ↑ "Diocese of Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Bishop of Sitia
1556-1571 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Nicolaus Bertholdi		 Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia
1571-1579 		Succeeded by
Alexander de Turre
Preceded by
Benedetto Lomellini		 Bishop of Anagni
1579-1605 		Succeeded by
Vittorio Guarini
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