Galeazzo Gegald

Italian Roman Catholic bishop (fl. 1563–1568)

Galeazzo Gegald or Galeazzo Regardus (French: Gallois de Regard) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bagnoregio (1563–1568).^[1]

Biography

On 15 October 1563, Galeazzo Gegald was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Bagnoregio.^[2]He served as Bishop of Bagnoregio until his resignation in 1568.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[2]

• Claude de Granier, Bishop of Geneva (1579);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Giuliano de' Medici, Bishop of Béziers (1567);
• Tommaso Sperandio Corbelli, Bishop of Trogir (1567);
• Andrea Minucci, Archbishop of Zadar (1568);
• Vincenzo Ercolano, Bishop of Sarno (1570);
• Donato Stampa, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1570);
• Claude de La Baume, Archbishop of Besançon (1570);
• Nicolò Ormanetto, Bishop of Padua (1570); and
• Wolfgang Holl, Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt (1570).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 128. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Galeazzo Gegald (Regardus)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Bagnoregio (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}