Alessandro Piccolomini (bishop of Pienza)

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Alessandro Piccolomini
Bishop of Pienza
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Pienza
In office1535–1563
PredecessorGirolamo Piccolomini (junior)
SuccessorFrancesco Maria Piccolomini
Personal details
Previous post(s)Bishop of Montalcino (1528–1554)

Alessandro Piccolomini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1535–1563) and Bishop of Montalcino (1528–1554).[1]

Biography[]

On 20 November 1528, Alessandro Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Montalcino.[2][3] In 1535, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Pienza.[2] In 1554, he resigned as Bishop of Montalcino.[2] He served as Bishop of Pienza until his resignation in December 1563.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Maria Piccolomini, Bishop of Montalcino (1554).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 212. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alessandro Piccolomini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Alessandro Piccolomini". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Montalcino
1528–1554 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Pienza
1535–1563 		Succeeded by


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