Giuseppe Maria Bozzi was born in Rosate, Milan on 7 January 1772. His father, Giovanni Antonio, had a farm at Rosate, and in 1767 had married Maddalena Belloni, from the nearby town of Casorate. He entered the seminary in Milan, and by the age of 23 was a deacon and had earned a degree in Moral Theology at the University of Pavia. He exercised his ministry in the Milanese monastery of St. Eustorgius, in the college of the oblates of Rho, and as provost in the parish church of his native Rosata.[1]
Bozzi was ordained a priest on 10 January 1796.[2] In 1802 he was appointed parish priest of the church of S. Maria Nuova of Abbiategrasso. He remained in this village until 1816, when he was appointed provost of Casorate Primo.[1]
Bishop
Bozzi was appointed Bishop of Mantova on 16 June 1823, at the age of fifty. The position had been vacant for fifteen years.[3] At the time, Mantua was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Emperor Francis I of Austria chose Bozzi and he was consecrated by the future Pope Pius VIII. Bozzi was "preceded by a great reputation for spiritual qualities and for doctrine", as stated in a report of the time.[1] He undertook a pastoral visit of his diocese. He transferred the Bishop's residence to the Palazzo Bianchi and transformed the old Bishop's Palace into a seminary.[3]
In 1828 Bozzi became ill, and by the next year was no longer able to govern the diocese. He died on 14 December 1833 without having recovered. He was buried in the choir of the cathedral church.[1]
giuseppe, maria, bozzi, january, 1772, december, 1833, italian, priest, became, bishop, mantua, based, city, mantua, italy, monsignorbishop, mantuachurchroman, catholicinstalled16, june, 1823predecessorgiovanni, battista, pergensuccessorgiovanni, battista, bel. Giuseppe Maria Bozzi 6 January 1772 14 December 1833 was an Italian priest who became Bishop of Mantua based in the city of Mantua Italy MonsignorGiuseppe Maria BozziBishop of MantuaChurchRoman CatholicInstalled16 June 1823PredecessorGiovanni Battista de PergenSuccessorGiovanni Battista BelleOrdersOrdination10 January 1796Consecrationby Cardinal Francesco Saverio Maria Felice CastiglioniPersonal detailsBorn 1772 01 07 7 January 1772Rosate MilanDied14 December 1833 1833 12 14 aged 61 NationalityMilaneseDenominationRoman CatholicResidenceMantua Italy Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years 1 2 Bishop 2 See also 3 ReferencesBiography EditEarly years Edit Giuseppe Maria Bozzi was born in Rosate Milan on 7 January 1772 His father Giovanni Antonio had a farm at Rosate and in 1767 had married Maddalena Belloni from the nearby town of Casorate He entered the seminary in Milan and by the age of 23 was a deacon and had earned a degree in Moral Theology at the University of Pavia He exercised his ministry in the Milanese monastery of St Eustorgius in the college of the oblates of Rho and as provost in the parish church of his native Rosata 1 Bozzi was ordained a priest on 10 January 1796 2 In 1802 he was appointed parish priest of the church of S Maria Nuova of Abbiategrasso He remained in this village until 1816 when he was appointed provost of Casorate Primo 1 Bishop Edit Bozzi was appointed Bishop of Mantova on 16 June 1823 at the age of fifty The position had been vacant for fifteen years 3 At the time Mantua was part of the Austro Hungarian Empire The Emperor Francis I of Austria chose Bozzi and he was consecrated by the future Pope Pius VIII Bozzi was preceded by a great reputation for spiritual qualities and for doctrine as stated in a report of the time 1 He undertook a pastoral visit of his diocese He transferred the Bishop s residence to the Palazzo Bianchi and transformed the old Bishop s Palace into a seminary 3 In 1828 Bozzi became ill and by the next year was no longer able to govern the diocese He died on 14 December 1833 without having recovered He was buried in the choir of the cathedral church 1 See also EditCatholic Church in ItalyReferences EditCitations a b c d Volpi 1999 Cheney 2013 a b Dal 1700 al 1900 Diocesi di Mantova Sources Cheney David M 2013 Bishop Giuseppe Maria Bozzi Retrieved 2013 09 08 self published source Dal 1700 al 1900 Diocesi di Mantova Archived from the original on 2013 08 26 Retrieved 2013 09 08 Volpi Luigi Monsignor 1999 Parrocchia San Pietro Abbiategrasso Portals Biography Catholicism Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giuseppe Maria Bozzi amp oldid 1016970646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
