Type: | Cardinal |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Eminence |
Metello Bichi | |
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio Archbishop Emeritus of Siena | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Consecration: | 18 Feb 1596 |
Consecrated By: | Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici |
Birth Date: | 1541 |
Birth Place: | Siena, Italy |
Death Date: | 14 Jun 1619 (age 78) |
Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
Metello Bichi (1541–1619) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
On 18 Feb 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Matteo Sanminiato, Archbishop of Chieti, and Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, serving as co-consecrators.[1] [2]