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).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Ascanio Piccolomini
Archbishop of Siena
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1588–1597
PredecessorFrancesco Bandini Piccolomini
SuccessorFrançois-Marie Tarugi
Orders
Consecration11 September 1579
by Spinello Benci
Personal details
Died13 May 1597
Siena, Italy

Biography

On 3 July 1579, Ascanio Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena and Titular Archbishop of Colossae.[1][2] On 11 September 1579, he was consecrated bishop by Spinello Benci, Bishop of Montepulciano, with Claudio Borghese, Bishop of Grosseto, and Francesco Maria Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, serving as co-consecrators.[2] In 1588, he succeeded to the bishopric of Siena.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 13 May 1597.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Fera, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1584).[2]

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 297 and 172. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Ascanio Piccolomini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 29, 2017
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Titular Archbishop of Colossae
1579–1588		 Succeeded by
Giuseppe Ferrerio
Preceded by
Francesco Bandini Piccolomini		 Archbishop of Siena
1588–1597		 Succeeded by
François-Marie Tarugi
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