Evangelista Tornioli

Evangelista Tornioli, O.S.B. (1570–1630) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Città di Castello (1616–1630).[1]

Most Reverend Evangelista Tornioli
Bishop of Città di Castello
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Città di Castello
In office	1616–1630
Predecessor	Luca Semproni
Successor	Cesare Raccagna
Personal details
Born	1570 Perugia, Italy
Died	27 November 1630 (age 60) Città di Castello, Italy

Biography

Evangelista Tornioli was born in Perugia, Italy in 1570 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[1][2] On 23 March 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Città di Castello.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Città di Castello until his death on 27 November 1630.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Michele Bonzi, Bishop of Ravello e Scala (1617);
• Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop of Comacchio (1617);
• Fabrizio Landriani, Bishop of Pavia (1617);
• Alessandro Scappi, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1618);
• Ippolito Borghese (bishop), Bishop of Montalcino (1618); and
• Marsilio Peruzzi, Archbishop of Chieti (1618).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 151–152. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Evangelista Tornioli, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Città di Castello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Città di Castello". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}