Most Reverend

Francesco Maria Piccolomini
Bishop of Montalcino
Bishop of Pienza
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Montalcino
In office1554–1599
PredecessorAlessandro Piccolomini
SuccessorCamillo Borghese (archbishop)
Orders
Consecration25 November 1554
by Scipione Bongalli
Personal details
Died1599

Francesco Maria Piccolomini (died 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montalcino (1554–1599) and Bishop of Pienza (1563–1599).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 20 April 1554, Francesco Maria Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Montalcino.[1][4][5] On 25 November 1554, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Bongalli, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, with Cesare Cibo, Archbishop of Turin, and Alessandro Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, serving as co-consecrators.[4] In December 1563, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Pienza.[1][4] He served as Bishop of Montalcino and Bishop of Pienza until his death in 1599.[1][2][3][4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 212. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 280. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 208. (in Latin)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Maria Piccolomini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francesco Maria Piccolomini". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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