Ascanio Piccolomini (died 13 May 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1588–1597) and

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of ''Colossae'' (1579–1588). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Ascanio Piccolomini"
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Biography

On 3 July 1579, Ascanio Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...

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and

of ''Colossae''. On 11 September 1579, he was

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bishop by Spinello Benci,

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, with

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, and

Francesco Maria Piccolomini Francesco Maria Piccolomini (died 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montalcino (1554–1599) and Bishop of Pienza (1563–1599). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 20 April 1554, Francesco Maria P ...

Bishop of Pienza The Diocese of Pienza (Latin: ''Dioecesis Pientinus'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Pienza in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany between the towns of Montepulciano (fifteen km distant) and Montalcino. Until 1 ...

, serving as

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. In 1588, he succeeded to the bishopric of Siena. He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 13 May 1597. While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

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(1584).

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII 1597 deaths House of Piccolomini {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub