Metello Cardinal Bichi †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1541²		Born
15 Jan 1596	55.0	Appointed	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
18 Feb 1596	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
12 Jun 1606⁶	65.4	Resigned	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
17 Aug 1611	70.6	Elevated to Cardinal
12 Sep 1611	70.6	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio
17 Dec 1612	71.9	Appointed	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
23 Mar 1615⁶	74.2	Resigned	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
14 Jun 1619	78.4	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain ; ⁶ Before

MicroData Summary for Metello Bichi
(VIAF: 13516806; WikiData: Q3307329)
Metello Cardinal Bichi (born 1541, died 14 Jun 1619) Archbishop Emeritus of Siena

Consistory - 1611: Created Cardinal

Event Place
Birth Place Siena, Archdiocese of Siena
Ordained Bishop S.Silvestre au Quirinal, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) S. Alessio, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a bishop for 23.3 years
a cardinal for 7.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Alessandro Ottaviano Cardinal de’ Medici †
Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Matteo Sanminiato †
Archbishop of Chieti
Bishop Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat †
Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Alessandro Ottaviano Cardinal de’ Medici † (1573)
Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}
Francisco Cardinal Pacheco de Toledo (Villena) † (1567)
Bishop of Burgos
Antoine Cardinal Perrenot de Granvella † (1542)
Archbishop of Mechelen
Juan Cardinal Pardo de Tavera †
Archbishop of Toledo

Ordained Priest:
Scipione Cardinal Caffarelli-Borghese † (1605)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Fabio Piccolomini † (1615)
Archbishop Bernardino Buratti † (1615)
Bishop Giovanni dei Gualtieri † (1615)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Alberto Drago, O.P. † (1599)
Laudivio Cardinal Zacchia † (1605)
Bishop Diomede Carafa † (1605)
Bishop Cornelio Sozomeno † (1605)
Bishop Denis Delfino † (1606)
Bishop Octavius Saraceni † (1606)
Bishop Giacomo Candido † (1606)
Bishop Giulio Sansedoni † (1606)
Bishop Mario Cossa † (1607)
Guido Cardinal Bentivoglio d’Aragona † (1607)
Bishop Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. † (1607)
Bishop Franciscus Manini † (1607)
Orazio Cardinal Maffei † (1607)
Archbishop Anastasio Germonio † (1607)
Bishop Pomponio de Magistris † (1608)
Francesco Cardinal Vendramin † (1608)
Michelangelo Cardinal Tonti † (1608)
Filippo Cardinal Filonardi † (1608)
Domenico Cardinal Rivarola † (1608)
Archbishop Benedetto Ala † (1610)
Bishop Luca Semproni † (1610)
Bishop Giovanni Canauli (Cannuli) † (1610)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Siena, Archdiocese of Siena
Ordained Bishop	S.Silvestre au Quirinal, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	S. Alessio, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 17 Aug 1611
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 323
ob/c2+: Sacres Episcopaux a Rome de 1565 a 1662, Page 35, Number 175
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1596, Number 4

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