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Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli

Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli

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Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O. (1673–1752) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola (1739–1752)[1] and Archbishop of Urbino (1716–1739).[2]

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Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli was born in Robassomero, Italy on 2 Jul 1673 and ordained a priest in the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri on 21 Dec 1697.[3][4] On 7 Dec 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Urbino.[2][3] On 21 Dec 1716, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Filippo Carlo Spada, Bishop of Pesaro, and Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 23 Feb 1739, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola.[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Imola until his death on 9 Feb 1752.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bartolomeo Fargna, Titular Bishop of Emmaüs (1729).[3]

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  1. [1]
    Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 243. (in Latin)
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    Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 399. (in Latin)
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    Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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    Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Tommaso Maria Marelli". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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