Francesco Rinuccini or Francesco Ruccini (died 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1656–1678). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Francesco Rinuccini was born in

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. On 28 Aug 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato. On 10 Sep 1656, he was

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bishop by

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, with Annibale Bentivoglio,

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of ''Thebae'', and Luca Torreggiani,

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. He served as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato until his death on 11 Mar 1678. While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator 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, ...

of Celio Piccolomini,

of ''Caesarea in Mauretania'' (1656) .

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII 1678 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub