Born in
Bergamo, Italy, Piazzoli was ordained as a priest on 1 September 1868. Piazzoli arrived in
Hong Kong in 1869. He was one of the first missionaries to reach
Tai Po. In 1870, he left the mission station in
Ting Kok and started his missionary work in
Sham Chung, helping the farmers build a dam. 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 at
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. ==See also==