Aurelio Griani

The Most Reverend Aurelio Griani
Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano
In office	1570–1576
Predecessor	Filippo Fasio Capponi
Successor	Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli
Orders
Consecration	19 November 1570 by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Died	1576 Lettere, Italy

Aurelio Griani (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1570–1576).[1]

Biography

Aurelio Griani was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 8 November 1570, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano.[1][2] On 19 November 1570, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Nicola Perusco, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, and Francesco Rusticucci, Bishop of Fano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano until his death in 1576.[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 226–227. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Aurelio Griani, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Lettere (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Filippo Fasio Capponi	Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano 1570–1576	Succeeded by Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli