Most Reverend Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli | |
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Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Imola |
In office | 1739–1752 |
Predecessor | Giuseppe Accoramboni |
Successor | Giovanni Carlo Bandi |
Orders | |
Ordination | 21 Dec 1697 |
Consecration | 21 Dec 1716 by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 Jul 1673 |
Died | 9 Feb 1752 (age 78) |
Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, C.O. (1673–1752) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola (1739–1752) [1] and Archbishop of Urbino (1716–1739). [2]
Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli was born in Robassomero, Italy on 2 Jul 1673 and ordained a priest in the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri on 21 Dec 1697. [3] [4] On 7 Dec 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Urbino. [2] [3] On 21 Dec 1716, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Filippo Carlo Spada, Bishop of Pesaro, and Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre, serving as co-consecrators. [3] On 23 Feb 1739, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola. [1] [3] He served as Archbishop of Imola until his death on 9 Feb 1752. [1] [3]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bartolomeo Fargna, Titular Bishop of Emmaüs (1729). [3]