Taddeo Altini
Italian Roman Catholic prelate
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Taddeo Altini, O.S.A. (1609 – 27 August, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1653–1685) and Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1646–1653).[1]
Most Reverend Taddeo Altini | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Civita Castellana e Orte |
| In office | 1653–1685 |
| Predecessor | Angelo Gozzadini |
| Successor | Giuseppe Antonio Sillani Leoncilli |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1646–1653) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 10 November 1653 by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1609 |
| Died | 27 August 1685 (age 82) |
Biography
Taddeo Altini was born in 1603 in Camerino, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2][3] On 17 December 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon.[1][2] On 10 November 1653, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Celso Zani, Bishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, and Alessandro Vittrici, Bishop of Alatri, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 10 November 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte until his death on 27 August 1685.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Camillo Massimi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1654);
- Ambrogio Landucci, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1655);
- Sigismondo Isei, Bishop of Comacchio (1655); and
- Giovanni Battista Federici, Bishop of Sagone (1655).
