Pietro Ridolfi, OFM Conv (died 18 May 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Senigallia
The Diocese of Senigallia ( la, Dioecesis Senogalliensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo. (1591–1601) and
Bishop of Venosa (1587–1591).
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Biography
Pietro Ridolfi was ordained a friar in the
Order of Friars Minor Conventual.
On 18 February 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...
as
Bishop of Venosa.
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On 24 February 1587, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Antonio Santorio,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with
Stefano Bonucci
Stefano is the Italian language, Italian form of the masculine given name Στέφανος (Stefanos, Stephen). The name is of Greek origin, Στέφανος, meaning a person who made a significant achievement and has been crowned. In Orthodox Ch ...
,
Bishop of Arezzo,
Annibale Grassi,
Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, and
Leonard Abel,
Titular Bishop of ''Sidon'' serving as co-consecrators.
On 18 February 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIV
Pope Gregory XIV ( la, Gregorius XIV; it, Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death in October ...
as
Bishop of Senigallia
The Diocese of Senigallia ( la, Dioecesis Senogalliensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo. .
He served as Bishop of Senigallia until his death on 18 May 1601.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:
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,
Bishop of Chiron (1587);
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Annibal Pauli,
Bishop of Cervia
The diocese of Cervia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Emilia-Romagna.
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(1587); and
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Camillo Gualandi
Camillo Gualandi (died 11 February 1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cesena (1588–1609). ,
Bishop of Cesena (1588).
References
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V
Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIV
1601 deaths
Conventual Franciscan bishops
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