Antonio Bagnoli

Antonio Bagnoli (25 February 1902 – 24 December 1997) was an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church. He was the bishop of Volterra and then the bishop of Fiesole.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Antonio Bagnoli
Bishop of Fiesole
Bagnoli's tomb with his coat of arms in the Fiesole Cathedral
Diocese	Fiesole
In office	8 April 1954 – 1 August 1977
Predecessor	Giovanni Giorgis
Successor	Simone Scatizzi
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Volterra (1943–1954)
Personal details
Born	25 February 1902 Cortenuova, Lombardy, Italy
Died	24 December 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 95)
Buried	Fiesole Cathedral
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date 25 July 1925 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Elia Dalla Costa Co-consecrators Ugo Giubbi Francesco Niccoli Date 7 October 1943

Biography

Antonio Bagnoli was born on 25 February 1902 in Cortenuova, an Italian comune in the province of Bergamo, in the region of Lombardy. He entered the Catholic priesthood and was ordained a priest on 25 July 1925. On 17 August 1943, Bagnoli was appointed the bishop of Volterra. He was subsequently consecrated a bishop on 7 October 1943 by Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa as principal consecrator^[1] and Bishops Ugo Giubbi and Francesco Niccoli as co-consecrators.^[2]

On 8 April 1954, Bagnoli was appointed the bishop of Fiesole, during which time he participated as a council father in all four of sessions of the Second Vatican Council. He remained as Bishop of Fiesole until his retirement on 1 August 1977, upon which he took emeritus status. On 24 December 1997, Bagnoli died and is interred in the Fiesole Cathedral.^[2]