Lorenzo Gavotti

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| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend

| name = Lorenzo Gavotti

| title = Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
Bishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia

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| church = Catholic Church

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| diocese = Diocese of Ventimiglia

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| term = 1633–1653

| predecessor = Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo

| successor = Mauro Promontorio

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| consecration = 10 Jul 1633

| consecrated_by = Giovanni Battista Scanaroli

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| birth_date = 1595

| birth_place = Savona, Italy

| death_date = 9 Aug 1679 (age 84)

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| previous_post = Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1643–1646)
Bishop of Ventimiglia (1633–1653)

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Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R. (1595–1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1670–1679),{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol05eubeuoft#page/362/mode/2up|last1=Ritzler|first1=Remigius|last2=Sefrin|first2=Pirminus|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi |volume= V|pages=363|date=1952|publisher=Messagero di S. Antonio|location=Patavii}} (in Latin) Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1643–1646), and Bishop of Ventimiglia (1633–1653).{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol04eubeuoft#page/362/mode/2up|last1=Gauchat|first1=Patritius (Patrice)|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi | volume=IV|pages=363|date=1935|publisher=Libraria Regensbergiana|location=Münster}} (in Latin)

Biography

Lorenzo Gavotti was born in 1595 in Savona, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.{{cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|title=Archbishop Lorenzo Gavotti, C.R.|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgavot.html|access-date=June 16, 2018}} Wikipedia:SPS

On 20 Jun 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ventimiglia; he served in the position until his resignation on 27 Jan 1653.

On 10 Jul 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Scanaroli, Titular Bishop of Sidon, with Angelo Cesi, Bishop of Rimini, and Giovanni della Robbia (bishop), Bishop of Bertinoro, serving as co-consecrators.

On 28 Oct 1643, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland; he resigned from the position on 7 Nov 1646.

On 2 Jul 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus.

He died on 9 Aug 1679.

References

External links and additional sources

{{cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|title=Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvesr.html }} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|title=Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo (Italy) |website=GCatholic.org|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vent0.htm}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|title=Nunciature to Switzerland|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dxxch.html |access-date=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|title=Apostolic Nunciature Switzerland |website=GCatholic.org|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/nunciature/nunc164.htm |access-date=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|title=Rhodus (Titular See) |website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2r47.html }} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|title=Archdiocese of Rhodes |website=GCatholic.org|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/rhod0.htm }} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS