About Lodovico Piavi
Lived 1833 – 1905 (aged 71). Lodovico Piavi was an Italian diplomat, catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Luigi Piavi, OFM (born on 17 March 1833 in Ravina, Italy - died on 24 January 1905 in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine) was a Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Life
Luigi Piavi received his priestly ordination in 1855. Pope Pius IX appointed him in 1876 Apostolic Delegate to Syria and Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo. He received his episcopal ordination as Titular Archbishop of Siunia on 18 November 1876, and in 1889 Piavi was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Leo XIII, the only Catholic Latin Patriarch in the East.
From 1889 until his death in 1905 he was Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
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Who was Lodovico Piavi?
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (1833–1905)
When was Lodovico Piavi born?
Lodovico Piavi was born on 17 March 1833 in Ravenna.
When did Lodovico Piavi die?
Lodovico Piavi died on 24 January 1905 in Jerusalem.
What was Lodovico Piavi's occupation?
Lodovico Piavi was a diplomat, catholic priest and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Lodovico Piavi?
Lodovico Piavi was Italian.
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