Sebastiano Galeati

Sebastiano Galeati (8 February 1822 – 25 January 1901) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Macerata and Tolentino from 1881 to 1887 and Archbishop of Ravenna from 1887 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1890.

His Eminence Sebastiano Galeati
Archbishop of Ravenna
Portrait
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Ravenna
See	Ravenna
Appointed	23 May 1887
Term ended	25 January 1901
Predecessor	Giacomo Cattani
Successor	Agostino Gaetano Riboldi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1890-1901)
Orders
Ordination	21 September 1844
Consecration	14 August 1881 by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Created cardinal	23 June 1890 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Sebastiano Galeati (1822-02-08)8 February 1822 Imola, Papal States
Died	25 January 1901(1901-01-25) (aged 78) Ravenna, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Macerata (1881-87) Bishop of Tolentino (1881-87)
Coat of arms

Biography

Sebastiano Galeati was born in Imola on 8 February 1822.^[1]

He was ordained a priest on 21 September 1844.

On 4 August 1881, Pope Leo XIII appointed him Bishop of Macerata and Tolentino.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valletta on 14 August.

On 23 May 1887, he was named Archdiocese of Ravenna.^[1]

Pope Leo made him a cardinal on 23 June 1890^[2] and then assigned him the titular church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna.

He died in Ravenna on 25 January 1901.

References

1. Marini, Antonio, ed. (1890). Calendario ecclesiastico per l'Anno 1890. p. 176. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXIII. 1890–91. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

External links

• "Sebastiano Cardinal Galeati". Catholic Hierarchy.
• "Galeati, Sebastiano". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.