Francesco Maria Piccolomini

Most Reverend Francesco Maria Piccolomini
Bishop of Montalcino Bishop of Pienza
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Montalcino
In office	1554–1599
Predecessor	Alessandro Piccolomini
Successor	Camillo Borghese (archbishop)
Orders
Consecration	25 November 1554 by Scipione Bongalli
Personal details
Died	1599

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]

• Giovanni Antonio Locatelli, Bishop of Venosa (1568);
• Cipriano Pallavicino, Archbishop of Genoa 1568); and
• Ascanio Piccolomini, Titular Archbishop of Colossae and Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena (1579).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 212. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 280. (in Latin)
3. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 208. (in Latin)
4. 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]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Montalcino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Montalcino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Pienza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Pienza (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alessandro Piccolomini	Bishop of Pienza 1554–156	Succeeded by Gioia Dragomani
Preceded by Alessandro Piccolomini	Bishop of Montalcino 1563–1599	Succeeded by Camillo Borghese (archbishop)