Louis Piazzoli | |
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| Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong | |
| Diocese | Hong Kong |
| Installed | 12 May 1845 (as Vicar Apostolic) |
| Term ended | 26 December 1904 |
| Predecessor | Timoleon Raimondi (as Vicar Apostolic) |
| Successor | Dominic Pozzoni (as Vicar Apostolic) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 September 1868 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1845-05-12)12 May 1845 Bergamo, Italy |
| Died | 26 December 1904(1904-12-26) (aged 59) Hong Kong |
| Buried | Cemetery of Villa Grugana di Calco of the PIME Missionaries, Italy (1904-2014) Crypt atCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong since 2014 |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Louis Piazzoli,PIME (12 May 1845 – 26 December 1904) was theApostolic Vicar of Hong Kong from January 11, 1895 to 1904.
Born inBergamo, Italy, Piazzoli was ordained as a priest on 1 September 1868.
Piazzoli arrived inHong Kong in 1869.[1] He was one of the first missionaries to reachTai Po.[2] In 1870, he left the mission station inTing Kok and started his missionary work inSham Chung, helping the farmers build a dam.[3][4]
Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong on 11 January 1895 and ordained Bishop on 19 May 1895. He died in Hong Kong.
Piazoli's remains were return to Italy, but return to Hong Kong in 2014 to rest at the crypt atCathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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| Preceded by | Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong 1895–1904 | Succeeded by |
| Diocese restored as atitular see | — TITULAR — Bishop ofClazomenae 1895–1904 | Succeeded by |
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