Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Ottavio Corsini | |
Titular Archbishop of Tarsus | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Term: | 1621–1641 |
Predecessor: | Henri Boivin de Péricard |
Successor: | Carlo Rossetti |
Consecration: | 21 March 1621 |
Consecrated By: | Ottavio Bandini |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1588 |
Birth Place: | Florence, Italy |
Death Date: | 30 July 1641 (age 52) |
Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
Previous Post: | Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1621–1623) |
Ottavio Corsini (12 August 1588 – 30 July 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1621–1641) and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1621–1623).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Ottavio Corsini was born in Florence, Italy on 12 August 1588.On 17 March 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus.On 21 March 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Bandini, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina, with Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, and Innocenzo Massimi, Bishop of Bertinoro, serving as co-consecrators. On 4 April 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence, a position he held until his resignation on 30 December 1623He served as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus until his death on 30 July 1641.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: