Giacomo Giordano

17th-century Roman Catholic bishop

Most Reverend Giacomo Giordano
Bishop of Lacedonia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lacedonia
In office	1651–1661
Predecessor	Ambrosio Viola
Successor	Pier Antonio Capobianco
Orders
Consecration	29 Oct 1651 by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi
Personal details
Died	9 Nov 1661

Giacomo Giordano, O.S.B. (died 1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia (1651–1661).^[1]

Biography

Giacomo Giordano was ordained a priest in Order of Saint Benedict.^[2] On 28 Oct 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lacedonia.^[1]^[2] On 29 Oct 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, Archbishop of Bologna, with Girolamo Buonvisi, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Lacedonia until his death on 9 Nov 1661.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 215. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giacomo Giordano, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 1, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lacedonia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lacedonia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}