Claudio Rangoni (bishop of Reggio Emilia)

Most Reverend Claudio Rangoni
Bishop of Reggio Emilia
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1592-1606
Predecessor	Giulio Masetti (bishop)
Successor	Alessandro d'Este
Orders
Consecration	10 Jan 1593 by Girolamo Bernerio
Personal details
Born	26 Sep 1559 Modena, Italy
Died	2 Sep 1621 (age 61) Reggio Emilia, Italy
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1598-1606)

Claudio Rangoni (26 Sep 1559-2 Sep 1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1592-1606) and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1598-1606).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Claudio Rangoni was born in Modena, Italy on 26 Sep 1559.^[1] On 16 Dec 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Reggio Emilia.^[1] On 10 Jan 1593, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with Giovanni Domenico Marcot, Archbishop of Split, and Feliciano Ninguarda, Bishop of Como, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 20 Oct 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.^[1] He served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland until his resignation on 16 Sep 1606.^[1] He died on 2 Sep 1621.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Wawrzyniec Gembicki, Bishop of Chelmno (1601),
• Jerzy Zamoyski, Bishop of Chełm (1601), and
• Simon Rudnicki, Bishop of Warmia (1605).

References

1. "Bishop Claudio Rangoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 29, 2016
4. "Nunciature to Poland" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Apostolic Nunciature Poland" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016