Gaspare Gori-Mancini
Gaspare Gori-Mancini (April 1653 – 16 July 1727) was an Italian prelate who was appointed as Bishop of Malta in 1722.
His Excellency Gaspare Gori-Mancini O.S.Io.Hieros. | |
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| Bishop of Malta | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Malta |
| Appointed | 1 June 1722 |
| In office | 1722-1727 |
| Predecessor | Joaquín Canaves |
| Successor | Paul Alpheran de Bussan |
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| Ordination | 25 March 1676 |
| Consecration | 7 June 1722 by Antonfelice Zondadari |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1653 Rigomagno, Sinalunga, Italy |
| Died | 16 July 1727 (aged 74) Malta |
| Buried | St. John's Co-Cathedral |
| Nationality | Italian |
Biography
Gori-Mancini was born in the spring of 1653 in Rigomagno in the Province of Siena Italy. In 1676 he was ordained priest of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. On 1 June 1722 Pope Innocent XIII appointed him as the successor of Bishop Joaquín Canaves as Bishop of Malta. He was consecrated on 7 June 1722 by Cardinal Antonfelice Zondadari.[1] In 1723 Bishop Gori-Mancini, duly authorised by the Holy See, transferred the Seminary of the diocese from Mdina to Valletta. Gori-Mancini was bishop during the reign of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena. Bishop Gori-Mancini died after only five years as bishop on 16 July 1727 at the age of 74. He was buried in St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The tabernacle door and altar front with a medallion depicting the martyrdom of St. Catherine in the Chapel of Italy of the same Church were donated by him but later stolen by Napoleon.
References
- "Bishop Gaspare Gori-Mancini, O.S.Io.Hieros.", Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved on 11 April 2014