Francesco Rinuccini or Francesco Ruccini (died 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1656–1678).
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Biography
Francesco Rinuccini was born in
Florence,
Italy.
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On 28 Aug 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...
as
Bishop of Pistoia e Prato.
On 10 Sep 1656, he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by
Federico Sforza,
Cardinal-Priest of
Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with
Annibale Bentivoglio,
Titular Archbishop of ''Thebae'', and
Luca Torreggiani
Luca Torreggiani or Luca Torrigiani (died 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Ravenna (1645–1669). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 18 September 1645 Luca Torreggiani was appointed, during the papacy of Pope Innocent X, a ...
,
Archbishop of Ravenna, serving as
co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato until his death on 11 Mar 1678.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator of
Celio Piccolomini
Celio Piccolomini (1609–1681) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Celio Piccolomini was born in Siena in 1609. On 29 October 1656, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Carlo de' Vecchi, Bi ...
,
Titular Archbishop of ''Caesarea in Mauretania'' (1656) .
References
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII
1678 deaths
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