Gaspare Viviani

Most Reverend Gaspare Viviani
Bishop of Anagni
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Anagni
In office	1579-1605
Predecessor	Benedetto Lomellini
Successor	Vittorio Guarini
Personal details
Died	25 Jan 1605 Anagni, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Sitia (1556-1571) Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1571-1579)

Gaspare Viviani (died 25 January, 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Anagni (1579-1605), Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia (1571-1579), and Bishop of Sitia (1556-1571).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Biography

On 17 Jul 1556, Gaspare Viviani was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Sitia.^[1] On 16 Jul 1571, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia.^[1] On 3 Aug 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Anagni.^[1] He served as Bishop of Anagni until his death on 25 Jan 1605.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Battista Soriani, Bishop of Bisceglie (1576); Giovanni Battista Ansaldo, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1576); Giovanni Bernardino Grandopoli, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1576); Miguel Thomàs de Taxaquet, Bishop of Lérida (1577); and Mario Bolognini, Archbishop of Lanciano (1579).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Gaspare Viviani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Anagni-Alatri" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
3. "Diocese of Anagni-Alatri" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
4. "Diocese of Hierapetra et Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Hierapytna”’’GCatholic.org’’. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 31, 2016
6. "Diocese of Sitia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 31, 2016