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Andrea Riggio
18th-century Roman Catholic bishop From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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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]
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