Giulio Sansedoni (28 March 1551 – 19 December 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Grosseto The Diocese of Grosseto () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church 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*Crescentius (attested 1 ...

(1606–1611). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giulio Sansedoni was born on 28 March 1551 in

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

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and ordained a priest on 15 Jun 1577. On 20 November 1606, 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 ...

. On 26 November 1606, he was consecrated bishop by

Girolamo Bernerio Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. (1540 – 5 August 1611) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Bernerio was born in Corregio. He served as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno from 1586 until his resignation in 1605. He was ...

Cardinal-Bishop A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

of ''Albano'', with

Paolo Alberi Paolo Alberi (also Paolo Albero) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1588–1591). ''(in Latin)''

, Archbishop Emeritus of Dubrovnik, and

Metello Bichi Metello Bichi (1541–1619) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography On 18 Feb 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Matteo Sanminiato, Archbishop of Chieti, and Cristóbal Robuster y ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Grosseto until his resignation in 1611.

Episcopal succession

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:

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V Bishops of Grosseto 1551 births 1625 deaths Clergy from Siena {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub