Alessandro Petrucci (died 7 June 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Siena
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(1615–1628) and
Bishop of Massa Marittima
The Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, central Italy. It was known as Diocese of Massa Marittima before 1978. Up until 1458, it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa; since 14 ...
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Biography
On 22 April 1602, Alessandro Petrucci was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...
as
Bishop of Massa Marittima
The Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Tuscany, central Italy. It was known as Diocese of Massa Marittima before 1978. Up until 1458, it was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Pisa; since 14 ...
.
On 5 May 1602, he was
consecrated
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Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Crisogono
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T ...
, with
Guglielmo Bastoni
Guglielmo Bastoni (1544–1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1593–1609) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1606–1609). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Guglielmo Bastoni was born on 5 Dec 1544 in Milan, ...
,
Bishop of Pavia
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Bishop of Carpentras
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, serving as
co-consecrators
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...
.
On 23 March 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a mem ...
as
Archbishop of Siena
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.
He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 7 June 1628.