Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Giorgio Bolognetti | |
Bishop Emeritus of Rieti | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Rieti |
Term: | 1639–1660 |
Predecessor: | Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno |
Successor: | Odoardo Vecchiarelli |
Consecration: | 7 October 1630 |
Consecrated By: | Luigi Caetani |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1595 |
Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
Death Date: | 17 January 1680 (age 84) |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (1630–1631) Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1631–1634) Apostolic Nuncio to France (1634–1639), |
Nationality: | Italian |
Giorgio Bolognetti or Gregorio Bolognetti (22 December 1595 – 17 January 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rieti (1639–1660), Apostolic Nuncio to France (1634–1639), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1631–1634), Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (1630–1631).[1]
Giorgio Bolognetti was born in Rome, Italy on 22 December 1595.[2] [3] On 23 September 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ascoli Satriano.On 7 October 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Antonio Ricciulli, Bishop Emeritus of Belcastro, and Benedetto Landi, Bishop of Fossombrone, serving as co-consecrators. On 8 November 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.On 26 March 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to France.On 28 February 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Rieti.He served as Bishop of Rieti until his resignation in 1660. He died on 17 January 1680.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: