Marco Antonio Marescotti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Marco Antonio Marescotti
Bishop of Chiusi
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Chiusi
Term:1664–1681
Predecessor:Alessandro Piccolomini
Successor:Lucio Borghesi
Ordination:2 February 1664
Birth Date:29 April 1625
Death Date:8 December 1681 (age 56)
Death Place:Chiusi, Italy

Marco Antonio Marescotti (29 April  - 8 December 1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Chiusi (1664–1681).[1]

Biography

Marco Antonio Marescotti was born in Siena, Italy and ordained a priest on 2 February 1664.[2] On 11 February 1664, Alessandro Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Chiusi. He served as Bishop of Chiusi until his death on 8 December 1681.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 154–155. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Marco Antonio Marescotti. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.