Luigi Maria Marelli

Luigi Maria Marelli (1858-1936) was an Italian prelate named by pope Benedict XV bishop of Bergamo.[1]

The Most Reverend Luigi Maria Marelli
Bishop of Bergamo
Portrait of Bishop Marelli.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Bergamo
Appointed	15 December 1914
Installed	11 April 1915
Term ended	14 April 1936
Predecessor	Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Successor	Adriano Bernareggi
Orders
Ordination	11 June 1881 by Luigi Nazari di Calabiana
Consecration	6 January 1908 by Andrea Carlo Ferrari
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	24 April 1858 Milano, Lombardy, Italy
Died	14 April 1936 (aged 77) Rho, Lombardy, Italy
Buried	Bergamo Cathedral, Crypt
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Bishop of Bobbio (1907–1914)
Motto	Latin: Innocua vigilo

Styles of Luigi Maria Marelli
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Life

Born in Milan, Marelli was appointed bishop of Bobbio by pope Pius X in 1907 and in 1914 after the death of Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi he was transferred to the see of Bergamo. In 1920 pope Benedict XV sent to Marelli a letter, in the letter the pope affirmed the duty of the church to fight against Socialism but he also reaffirmed the importance of social teaching of Catholic Church [2] Marelli died in 1936 in Rho, Lombardy.

References

1. From Catholic Hierarchy website
2. From the Vatican website epistula Soliti Nos

External links and additional sources

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