Antonio Ricci (bishop of Arezzo) explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Antonio Ricci
Bishop of Arezzo
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Arezzo
Term:	1611–1637
Predecessor:	Pietro Usimbardi
Successor:	Tommaso Salviati
Consecration:	3 Jul 1611
Consecrated By:	Michelangelo Tonti
Birth Date:	1573
Birth Place:	Florence, Italy
Death Date:	20 Dec 1637 (age 64)
Death Place:	Arezzo, Italy
Nationality:	Italian

Antonio Ricci (1573–1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arezzo (1611–1637).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Antonio Ricci was born in Florence, Italy in 1573.On 27 Jun 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Arezzo.On 3 Jul 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Michelangelo Tonti, Bishop of Cesena, with Domenico Rivarola, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth, and Giovanni Canauli, Bishop of Fossombrone, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Arezzo until his death on 20 Dec 1637.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Gregorio Carbonelli, Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina (1611);
• Roberto Roberti (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico (1612); and
• Tiberio Muti, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1612).

Notes and References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/briccian.html "Bishop Antonio Ricci"
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dacsi.html "Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro"
3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/arez0.htm "Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro"