Giacinto Gaggia

Giacinto Gaggia (8 October 1847 - 15 April 1933) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop who served as the Bishop of Brescia. Ordained in Bergamo in 1870, he was consecrated in 1909 and made an archbishop the year after. He ordained Giovanni Battista Montini, the future Pope Paul VI, to the priesthood in 1920.

Most Reverend

Giacinto Gaggia
Bishop of Brescia
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseBrescia
Installed28 October 1913
Term ended15 April 1933
PredecessorGiacomo Corna-Pellegrini
SuccessorGiacinto Tredici
Other posts
  • Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope
Orders
Ordination1870
Consecration3 May 1909
by Francesco di Paolo Satolli
Personal details
Birth nameGiacinto Gaggia
Born8 October 1847
Verolanuova, Brescia, Lombardy
Died15 April 1933(1933-04-15) (aged 85)
Brescia, Italy
Previous post
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1909-1913)
  • Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum (1909-1913)
Styles of
Giacinto Gaggia
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

Gaggia died in 1933 at the age of 85.

References

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgaggia.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org Profile


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