Clemente Gaddi was an Italian prelate that was bishop of Bergamo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo

The Diocese of Bergamo is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan. It was founded in the fourth century CE, and its first bishop was Saint Narno...

 in the years after the Second Vatican Council

Second Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...

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Life

Born in Mandello del Lario

Mandello del Lario

Mandello del Lario is an Italian town and comune in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, on the Como Lake.Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi -- the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piaggio & Co. SpA...

 and on 1926 he was ordinaied priest.From 1926 to 1953 he worked as professor of the seminary

Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...

 of Como and then prevost of Cernobbio

Cernobbio

Cernobbio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland...

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In 1953 pope Pius XII named him bishop of Nicosia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily

The Italian Catholic diocese of Nicosia is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela., the current bishop is Salvatore Muratore.-History:...

, and in 1962 pope John XXIII appointed him as Coadjutor archbishop

Coadjutor bishop

A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...

 of Siracusa

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa

The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Siracusa is in Sicily. It became an archdiocese in 1744.The current Archbishop is Salvatore Pappalardo. He will be given the pallium by Pope Benedict in June 2009, during a Mass on the feast of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Saints Peter and...

.In 1963 after the death of bishop Giuseppe Piazzi

Giuseppe Piazzi (Bishop)

Giuseppe Piazzi was an Italian bishop who led the Diocese of Crema and then the Diocese of Bergamo.- Life :Born in Casalbuttano he was ordined priest in 1932 for the Diocese of Cremona and from 1942 to 1950 he was a pastor in the parish of Saint'Ilario in Cremona, where he was arrested for brief...

 he was named bishop of Bergamo

Bergamo

Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...

 with the personal title of Archbishop.
In 1977 he resigned from his post as bishop, and died in Bergamo where is buried in the crypt of Cathedral of Bergamo

Cathedral of Bergamo

Bergamo Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bergamo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo, patron saint of the city. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bergamo.-History:...