Francesco Piccolomini (bishop of Grosseto) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Piccolomini
Bishop of Grosseto
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Grosseto
Term:1611–1622
Predecessor:Giulio Sansedoni
Successor:Girolamo Tantucci
Consecration:6 November 1611
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Death Date:May 1622
Death Place:Grosseto, Italy

Francesco Piccolomini (died 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Grosseto (1611–1622).

Biography

On 17 August 1611, Francesco Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Grosseto.[1] On 6 November 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Alessandro Borghi (bishop), Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro, and Antonio Maria Franceschini, Bishop of Amelia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Grosseto until his death in May 1622. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Gregorio Pomodoro, Bishop of Larino (1616) .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Francesco Piccolomini . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.