Sebastiano Galeati (8 February 1822 – 25 January 1901) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Macerata and Tolentino from 1881 to 1887 and Archbishop of Ravenna from 1887 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1890.
Biography
Sebastiano Galeati was born in
Imola
Imola (; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna ...
on 8 February 1822.
He was ordained a priest on 21 September 1844.
On 4 August 1881,
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII (; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2March 181020July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903. He had the fourth-longest reign of any pope, behind those of Peter the Ap ...
appointed him
Bishop of Macerata and Tolentino.
[ He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal ]Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Raffaele Monaco La Valletta S.T.D. J.U.D. (23 February 1827 – 14 July 1896) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office.
Education
Raffaele Monaco La Vallet ...
on 14 August.
On 23 May 1887, he was named Archdiocese of Ravenna
The Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia () is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is a metropolitan see of the Latin Church, located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.[San Lorenzo in Panisperna
The church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna is a Roman Catholic church on Via Panisperna, Rome, central Italy. It was previously known as "San Lorenzo in Formoso". It was erected on the site of its dedicatee's martyrdom. It is one of several church ...]
.
He died in Ravenna on 25 January 1901.
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1822 births
1901 deaths
People from Imola
Archbishops of Ravenna
Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII