Louis Piazzoli
Louis Piazzoli, PIME (12 May 1845 – 26 December 1904) was the Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong from January 11, 1895 to 1904.
Louis Piazzoli | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong | |
| Diocese | Hong Kong |
| Installed | 12 May 1845 (as Vicar Apostolic) |
| Term ended | 26 December 1904 |
| Predecessor | Timoleon Raimondi (as Vicar Apostolic) |
| Successor | Dominic Pozzoni (as Vicar Apostolic) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 September 1868 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1845 Bergamo, Italy |
| Died | 26 December 1904 (aged 59) Hong Kong |
| Buried | Cemetery of Villa Grugana di Calco of the PIME Missionaries, Italy (1904-2014) Crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong since 2014 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Biography
Born in Bergamo, Italy, Piazzoli was ordained as a priest on 1 September 1868.
Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong on 11 January 1895 and ordained Bishop on 19 May 1895. He died in Hong Kong.
Piazoli's remains were return to Italy, but return to Hong Kong in 2014 to rest at the crypt at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.[1]
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References
Further reading
- Henri Daniel-Rops (1960/1965), The Church in an Age of Revolution, 1789—1870, trans., John Warington, New York: Dutton.
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| Preceded by Timoleon Raimondi |
Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong 1895–1904 |
Succeeded by Dominic Pozzoni |
| Diocese restored as a titular see | — TITULAR — Bishop of Clazomenae 1895–1904 |
Succeeded by William Cotter |
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| Bishops of Hong Kong | |
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