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Biography

François-Etienne Dulci was ordained a priest in the

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. On 6 April 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 26 April 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio,

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, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and Marcantonio Genovesi, Bishop of Montemarano, serving as co-consecrators. He was officially installed sometime in 2010. He served as Archbishop of Avignon until his death on 23 June 1624.

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