Gaetano Camillo Guindani also Gaetano Camillo Guindari (1834-1904) was an Italian prelate who was named

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at the time part of

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, after his degree in theology at

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he was ordained priest for his native diocese. He taught dogmatic theology at Cremona's

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then from 1865 to 1872 he was rector of the seminary. In 1872 pope

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named him bishop of

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now Fidenza, in 1879 he was transferred by pope

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to the diocese of Bergamo. He died in 1904 in Bergamo.

Notes

In 1889 he

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the young Angelo Roncalli elected in 1958 pope

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From an Italian website

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External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS, * (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS, {{DEFAULTSORT:Guindani, Gaetano 1834 births 1904 deaths Clergy from Cremona Bishops of Bergamo 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops