Andrea Riggio


Andrea Riggio or Andreas Riggio was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople and Bishop of Catania.

Biography

Andrea Riggio was born on 10 Mar 1660 in Palermo and ordained a priest on 15 Jan 1685.
On 9 Mar 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Catania.
On 15 Mar 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, and Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto with serving as co-consecrators.
On 13 Jan 1716, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.
He served as Bishop of Catania until his death on 15 Dec 1717.