Luigi Galli

Luigi Galli or Giovanni Galli (Latin: Ioannes Aloysius Galli) (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana (1622–1657) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629).[1]

Most Reverend Luigi Galli
Bishop of Ancona e Numana
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ancona e Numana
In office	1622–1657
Predecessor	Giulio Savelli
Successor	Giannicolò Conti
Orders
Consecration	16 May 1622 by Giulio Savelli
Personal details
Born	Osimo, Italy
Died	22 Jul 1657
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629)

Biography

Luigi Galli was born in Osimo, Italy.[2] On 2 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Ancona e Numana.[1][2] On 16 May 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina, with Marinus Bizzius, Archbishop of Bar, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 3 Jul 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy where he served until his resignation on 11 Oct 1629.[2] He served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana until his death on 22 Jul 1657.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ercole Rangoni, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1622); and Andrea Baroni Peretti, Bishop of Palestrina (1624).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 82. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop (Giovanni) Aloysius Galli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Savoy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ancona–Osimo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}