Claudio Borghese (died 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Grosseto
The Diocese of Grosseto ( la, Dioecesis Grossetana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tuscany. Its current bishop is Giovanni Roncari, OFMCap.Otto*C ...
(1576–1590). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 22 August 1576, Claudio Borghese was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...
as
Bishop of Grosseto
The Diocese of Grosseto ( la, Dioecesis Grossetana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tuscany. Its current bishop is Giovanni Roncari, OFMCap.Otto*C ...
.
He served as Bishop of Grosseto until his death in 1590.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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of:
Ascanio I Piccolomini
Ascanio Piccolomini (died 13 May 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Siena (1588–1597) and Titular Archbishop of ''Colossae'' (1579–1588). ''(in Latin)''Coadjutor
Archbishop of Siena
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and
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop
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In ...