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cardinal.
Biography
Celio Piccolomini was born in Siena in 1609. On 29 October 1656, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Giulio Cesare Sacchetti (1586 – 28 June 1663) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and was twice included in the French Court's list of acceptable candidates for the Papacy, in 1644 and 1655.
Early life
Sacchetti was born in 1586, the second sur ...
Carlo de' Vecchi
Carlo de' Vecchi (1611 – 13 March 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Athenae'' (1667–1673)
and Bishop of Chiusi (1648–1657).Gauchat, p. 155.
Biography
Carlo de' Vecchi was born in Siena, Italy in 1611. ...
,
Bishop of Chiusi
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Bishop of Pistoia e Prato
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, serving as
co-consecrators
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.
He was named
Apostolic Nuncio to France
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on 15 November 1656 and served until 30 August 1663.
He was made a cardinal on 14 January 1664. He participated in the conclaves that elected
Pope Clement IX
Pope Clement IX ( la, Clemens IX; it, Clemente IX; 28 January 1600 – 9 December 1669), born Giulio Rospigliosi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 20 June 1667 to his death in December 1669.
Biography
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Pope Clement X
Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...
Pope Innocent XI
Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689.
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in
1676
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January–March
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.
He was named
Archbishop of Siena
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on 18 March 1681.
He was the
principal consecrator
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
Titular Bishop
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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 Petra in Palaestina (1658);
Bonaventura Cavalli Bonaventura may refer to:
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,
Bishop of Caserta
The Diocese of Caserta ( la, Dioecesis Casertana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.Vincenzo Maffia,