Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli,
C.O. (1673–1752) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola (1739–1752)
[ ''(in Latin)'']
and
Archbishop of Urbino (1716–1739).
[ ''(in Latin)'']
Biography
Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli was born in
Robassomero,
Italy on 2 Jul 1673 and ordained a priest in the
Oratory of Saint Philip Neri on 21 Dec 1697.
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On 7 Dec 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement XI
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Clement XI w ...
as
Archbishop of Urbino.
On 21 Dec 1716, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Sebastiano Antonio Tanara,
Cardinal-Bishop of
Frascati, with
Filippo Carlo Spada
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,
Bishop of Pesaro
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, and
Antonio Polcenigo
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.
On 23 Feb 1739, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement XII
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Clement presided over the ...
as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola.
He served as Archbishop of Imola until his death on 9 Feb 1752.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator of
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* Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (1824–1860), Italian paleobotanist and l ...
,
Titular Bishop of ''Emmaüs'' (1729).
References
External links and additional sources
* (for Chronology of Bishops)
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18th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement XI
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement XII
1673 births
1752 deaths
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