Timoleon Raimondi (5 May 1827 – 27 September 1894) () was the Last
Prefect and First
Vicar Apostolic of
Hong Kong (17 November 1874).
Raimondi was born in
Milan,
Italy. He was the younger brother of
Antonio Raimondi, a prominent naturalist who worked in
Peru. Timoleon was ordained as a priest on 25 May 1850. He was appointed as
prefect of Hong Kong in
Hong Kong on 27 December 1868.
Raimondi was also:
* Titular Bishop of Achantus and
Hong Kong – 4 October 1874
* Titular Bishop of Achantus – 22 November 1874
He died in
Hong Kong on 27 September 1894.
Raimondi College Raimondi may refer to:
* Raimondi (surname), an Italian surname
* Raimondi Chapel, a chapel within the church of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
* Raimondi District, a district in the middle Atalaya Province in Peru
* Raimondi Park, park in Oakland, C ...
in the
Mid-Levels
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
The Mid-Levels is further ...
,
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...
was named after him.
References
Further reading
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External links
Bishop Timoleone Raimondi, M.E.M.
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1827 births
1894 deaths
Apostolic Vicars of Hong Kong
19th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in China
Hong Kong people