Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi

Giacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi (12 July 1857 - 22 August 1914) was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo.[1] Today he is famous for his strong involvement in social issues at the beginning of 20th century.

The Most Reverend

Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Radini-Tedeschi pictured between 1905 and 1914.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseBergamo
SeeBergamo
Appointed20 January 1905
Term ended22 August 1914
PredecessorGaetano Guindani
SuccessorLuigi Maria Marelli
Orders
Ordination2 November 1879
by Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Consecration29 January 1905
by Pope Pius X
Personal details
Birth nameGiacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi
Born(1857-07-12)12 July 1857
Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Died22 August 1914(1914-08-22) (aged 57)
Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy
Styles of
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous styleNone
On the left of Bishop Radini Tedeschi (3rd on the second row) is Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli the future pope John XXIII.

Biography

Radini-Tedeschi was born in Piacenza, the son of a wealthy and noble family. Ordained as a priest in 1879, he became professor of Church law in the diocesan seminary of Piacenza. In 1890 he joined the Secretariat of State of the Holy See and was involved in many diplomatic missions. On 5 January 1905 he was named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo by Pope Pius X and consecrated by him in the Sistine Chapel. A strong supporter of Catholic trade unions, he strongly backed the workers of a textile plant in Ranica during a labor dispute.

Radini-Tedeschi fell ill with cancer and died in the early days of the World War I. During his episcopal ministry in Bergamo, Radini-Tedeschi had as his secretary a young priest named Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became Pope John XXIII. The bishop's last words were, "Angelo, pray for peace". For the late Pope John XXIII, Radini-Tedeschi was a teacher who was never forgotten by his one time follower.

  • 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]

Notes
  1. "Bishop Giacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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