Francesco Simonetta (died 1612) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Foligno (1606–1612) and

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(1606–1612).

Biography

Francesco Simonetta was born in

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. On 17 July 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Bishop of Foligno. On 23 July 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio,

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of ''Albano'', with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Alessandro Guidiccioni (iuniore), Bishop of Lucca, serving as co-consecrators. On 16 September 1606, he was appointed

. He served as Bishop of Foligno until his death in 1612.

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