Most Reverend

Andrea Riggio
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
Bishop of Catania
ChurchCatholic Church
Orders
Ordination15 Jan 1685
Consecration15 Mar 1693
by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born10 Mar 1660
Died15 Dec 1717 (age 57)

Andrea Riggio or Reggio (1660–1717) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1716–1717) and Bishop of Catania (1693–1717).

Biography

Andrea Riggio was born on 10 Mar 1660 in Palermo and ordained a priest on 15 Jan 1685.[1] On 9 Mar 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Catania.[2][1][3] On 15 Mar 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, and Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto with serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 13 Jan 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.[4][1][3] He served as Bishop of Catania until his death on 15 Dec 1717.[2][1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Andreas Riggio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 20, 2020. [self-published]
  2. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 150.
  3. 1 2 3 Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Andreas Riggio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved April 20, 2020. [self-published]
  4. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 170.


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