Taddeo Altini

Most Reverend Taddeo Altini
Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Civita Castellana e Orte
In office	1653–1685
Predecessor	Angelo Gozzadini
Successor	Giuseppe Antonio Sillani Leoncilli
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1646–1653)
Orders
Consecration	10 November 1653 by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Personal details
Born	1609 Camerino, Italy
Died	27 August 1685 (age 82)

Taddeo Altini, O.S.A. (1609 – 27 August, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1653–1685) and Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1646–1653).[1]

Biography

Taddeo Altini was born in 1603 in Camerino, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2][3] On 17 December 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon.[1][2] On 10 November 1653, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Celso Zani, Bishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, and Alessandro Vittrici, Bishop of Alatri, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 10 November 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte until his death on 27 August 1685.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Camillo Massimi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1654);
• Ambrogio Landucci, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1655);
• Sigismondo Isei, Bishop of Comacchio (1655); and
• Giovanni Battista Federici, Bishop of Sagone (1655).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. pp. 151 and 285.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Taddeo Altini, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Taddeo Altini, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Clemente Del Pezzo	Titular Bishop of Porphyreon 1646–1653	Succeeded by Ambrogio Landucci
Preceded by Angelo Gozzadini	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte 1653–1685	Succeeded by Giuseppe Antonio Sillani Leoncilli