Alessandro del Caccia (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Pistoia (1600–1649).
Biography
On 3 Jul 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Born ...
as
Bishop of Pistoia.
On 9 Jul 1600, he was
consecrated bishop by
Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici,
Archbishop of Florence
The Archdiocese of Florence ( la, Archidioecesis Florentina) is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy. , with
Bernardo del Nero,
Bishop of Bisignano, and
Andrea Sorbolonghi,
Bishop of Gubbio
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Gubbio ( la, Dioecesis Eugubina) is in the province of Perugia, in Umbria, central Italy. , serving as
co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Pistoia until his death on 4 Sep 1649.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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of:
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Cosmas Minerbetti
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,
Bishop of Cortona
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In 1986 the diocese of Cortona was united with the Diocese of Sansepolcro and th ...
(1622);
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Basile Cacace,
Auxiliary Bishop of Ravenna and
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Ephesus'' (1624);
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Francesco Nori
Francesco Nori (1565 – 30 December 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Miniato (1624–1631).
Biography
Francesco Nori was born in Florence, Italy in 1565 and ordained a priest in 1603.
On 11 March 1624, he was appoin ...
,
Bishop of San Miniato
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Miniato ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Miniati) is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.[Giovanni della Robbia
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Biography
Giovanni della Robbia was the son o ...]
,
Bishop of Bertinoro The Italian Catholic diocese of Bertinoro existed from 1360 to 1986. In that year it was merged with the diocese of Forlì to create the diocese of Forlì-Bertinoro. (for Chronology of Bishops) (for Chronology of Bishops)
History
Bertinoro is ...
(1624).
References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
1649 deaths
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