Bishop Amedeo Polidori †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, Italy

Titular Bishop of Metellopolis

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
8 Oct 1883		Born
31 Jul 1910	26.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
23 Sep 1931	47.9	Appointed	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
15 Nov 1931	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
10 Jan 1932	48.2	Installed	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
2 Feb 1961	77.3	Retired	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
2 Feb 1961	77.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Metellopolis
11 Aug 1971	87.8	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone, Italy

MicroData Summary
Amedeo Polidori
Bishop Amedeo Polidori
(born 8 Oct 1883, died 11 Aug 1971)
Bishop Emeritus of Fossombrone

Second Vatican Council: Session One: Council Father

Event Place
Birth Place Maenza, Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze
Ordained Bishop Cathedral, Priverno, Diocese of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze

a priest for 61.0 years
a bishop for 39.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. †
Archbishop of Capua
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Egidio Lari †
Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
Bishop Attilio Adinolfi †
Bishop of Anagni

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. † (1922)
Archbishop of Capua
Basilio Cardinal Pompilj † (1913)
Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri
Antonio Cardinal Agliardi † (1884)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giovanni Cardinal Simeoni † (1875)
Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
Alessandro Cardinal Franchi † (1856)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Pope Pius IX (1827)
(Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti †)
Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Cardinal Castiglioni † (1800)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Doria Pamphilj † (1773)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Buenaventura Cardinal Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (1761)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Archbishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz † (1749)
Titular Archbishop of Pharsalus
Archbishop Enrico Enríquez † (1743)
Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q64751167

Source(s):

c2: Annuaire Pontifical Catholique, Year 1939
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1931, Number 63

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