Claudio Rangoni (bishop of Reggio Emilia)

The Most Reverend Claudio Rangoni
Bishop of Reggio Emilia
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1592–1606
Predecessor	Giulio Masetti (bishop)
Successor	Alessandro d'Este
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1598-1606)
Orders
Consecration	10 January 1593 by Girolamo Bernerio
Personal details
Born	26 September 1559 Modena, Italy
Died	2 September 1621 (age 61) Reggio Emilia, Italy

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).

Notes

Through Wawrzyniec Gembicki, he is credited as the progenitor of a cadet branch within the Rebiba episcopal line, which is also the episcopal genealogy of Pope Pius XI.^[citation needed]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 284. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 294. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Claudio Rangoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

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]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alberto Bolognetti	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland 1598–1606	Succeeded by Francesco Simonetta
Preceded by Giulio Masetti (bishop)	Bishop of Reggio Emilia 1592–1606	Succeeded by Alessandro d'Este