Pietro Mola

Pietro Mola
Bishop of Bergamo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bergamo
In office8 January 1821 – 16 January 1829
PredecessorGiampaolo Dolfin
SuccessorCarlo Gritti Morlacchi
Orders
Ordination10 January 1779
Consecration8 April 1821
by Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck
Personal details
Born(1755-12-30)30 December 1755
Died16 January 1829(1829-01-16) (aged 73)
Styles of
Pietro Mola
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Pietro Mola[1] (30 December 1755 – 16 January 1829) was the Bishop of Bergamo from 1821 to 1829.

Life

Born[2] in Codogno part of the Austrian ruled Duchy of Milan he was named by the authorities of the Cisalpine Republic pastor of the parish of Codogno. He was later named abbot of the abbey of Casalmaggiore and in 1821 he was named bishop of Bergamo.During his episcopacy he reaffirmed the teaching of pope Pius VII against the carbonari. Mola also blessed the new seminary of Bergamo at the top of Colle San Giovanni. He died in 1829.

References

  1. ↑ From Catholic hierarchy website
  2. ↑ An Italian website Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bergamo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Bergamo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]