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.
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 February 1902 Cortenuova, Lombardy, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 1997 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||
| Buried | Fiesole Cathedral | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editAntonio 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]
References
edit- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Innocenti, Antonio". Florida International University. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Bagnoli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
