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Claudio Rangoni (26 September 1559 – 2 September 1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1592–1606)[1][2] and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1598–1606).
Claudio Rangoni | |
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Bishop of Reggio Emilia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1592–1606 |
Predecessor | Giulio Masetti (bishop) |
Successor | Alessandro d'Este |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1598-1606) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 10 January 1593 by Girolamo Bernerio |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 September 1559 |
Died | 2 September 1621 (age 61) Reggio Emilia, Italy |
Claudio Rangoni was born in Modena, Italy on 26 September 1559.[3] On 16 December 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Reggio Emilia.[1][2][3] On 10 January 1593, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with Giovanni Domenico Marcot, Archbishop of Split, and Feliciano Ninguarda, Bishop of Como, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 20 October 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.[3] He served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland until his resignation on 16 September 1606.[1][2][3] He died on 2 September 1621.[3]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]
and the principal co-consecrator of:[3]
Through Wawrzyniec Gembicki, he is credited as the progenitor of a cadet branch within the Rebiba episcopal line, which is also the episcopal genealogy of Pope Pius XI.[citation needed]
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