Claudio Rangoni (bishop of Reggio Emilia)

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).

Biography

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]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[3]

• Wawrzyniec Gembicki, Bishop of Chelmno (1601);
• Jerzy Zamoyski, Bishop of Chełm (1601);
• Simon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia (1605);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[3]

• Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni (1607).

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Poland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Poland". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}