Giuseppe Olgiati

Giuseppe Olgiati (10 December 1660 – 29 July 1736) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Como (1711–1735)[1] and Bishop of Parma (1694–1711).[2] [3]

Most Reverend Giuseppe Olgiati
Bishop of Como
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Como
In office	1711–1735
Predecessor	Francesco Giambattista Bonesana
Successor	Alberico Simonetta
Orders
Ordination	17 June 1693
Consecration	21 November 1694 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	10 December 1660 Milan, Italy
Died	29 July 1736 Como, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Parma (1694–1711)

Biography

Giuseppe Olgiati was born in Milan, Italy on 10 December 1660.[3] He was ordained a deacon on 7 June 1693 and ordained a priest on 17 June 1693.[3] On 8 November 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Parma.[2][3] On 21 November 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[3] On 26 January 1711, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Como.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Como until his resignation on 23 September 1735.[1][3] He died on 29 July 1736.[3]

Episcopal succession

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

• Carlo Ottaviano Guasco, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia (1695);
• Alessandro Roncovieri, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1700);
• Paolo Andrea Borelli, Bishop of Noli (1700); and
• Bernardino Pecci, Bishop of Grosseto (1710).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 166. (in Latin)
2. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 308. (in Latin)
3. "Bishop Giuseppe Olgiati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 17, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Parma (-Fontevivo)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Parma (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Como". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Como (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}