Claudio Rangoni (bishop of Piacenza)

Claudio Rangoni (died 13 September 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Piacenza (1596–1619).

Most Reverend Claudio Rangoni
Bishop of Piacenza
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Piacenza
In office	1596–1619
Predecessor	Filippo Sega
Successor	Giovanni Linati
Orders
Consecration	3 December 1596 by Girolamo Bernerio
Personal details
Died	13 September 1619 Piacenza, Italy

Biography

On 16 December 1592, Claudio Rangoni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Piacenza. On 3 December 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno and installed on 23 March 1597. He served as Bishop of Piacenza until his death on 13 September 1619.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Papirio Picedi, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1603);
• Giovanni Desideri, Bishop of Rieti (1603);
• Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (1604);
• Berlinghiero Gessi, Bishop of Rimini (1606); and
• Giovanni Linati, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1606).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}