Andrea Riggio

Andrea Riggio or Andreas Riggio (1660–1717) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1716–1717) and Bishop of Catania (1693–1717).

Most Reverend Andrea Riggio
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople Bishop of Catania
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Ordination	15 Jan 1685
Consecration	15 Mar 1693 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	10 Mar 1660 Palermo, Italy
Died	15 Dec 1717 (age 57)

Biography

Andrea Riggio was born on 10 Mar 1660 in Palermo and ordained a priest on 15 Jan 1685.[1] On 9 Mar 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Catania.[2][1][3] On 15 Mar 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, and Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto with serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 13 Jan 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.[4][1][3] He served as Bishop of Catania until his death on 15 Dec 1717.[2][1][3]

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Andreas Riggio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 20, 2020. ^{[self-published]}
2. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 150.
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarch Andreas Riggio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved April 20, 2020. ^{[self-published]}
4. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 170.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Catania". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catania". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Constantinople (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Constantinople (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}