Girolamo Borghese

Girolamo Borghese
Most Reverend; Girolamo Borghese
	Bishop of Pienza
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Pienza
In office	1668–1698
Predecessor	Giovanni Checconi
Successor	Antonio Forteguerra
Orders
Consecration	29 December 1652; by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born	11 January 1616; Sienna, Italy
Died	15 January 1698 (age 82); Pienza, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Sovana (1652–1668)

Girolamo Borghese, O.S.B. (11 January 1616 – 15 January 1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1668–1698)[1] and Bishop of Sovana (1652–1668).[2]

Biography

Girolamo Borghese was born in Siena, Italy on 11 January 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[3][4] On 11 December 1652, he was appointed Bishop of Sovana by Pope Innocent X.[2][3] On 29 December 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 17 December 1668, he was transferred to the diocese of Pienza by Pope Clement IX.[1][3]

He served as Bishop of Pienza until his death on 15 January 1698.[1][3]

References

Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 314.
Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 323.
Cheney, David M. "Bishop Girolamo Borghese, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Girolamo Borghesi, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Pienza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Pienza (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Marcello Cervini (bishop)	Bishop of Sovana 1652–1668	Succeeded by Girolamo Cori
Preceded by Giovanni Checconi	Bishop of Pienza 1668–1698	Succeeded by Antonio Forteguerra

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[HierarchiaV-Pienza-1] Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 314.

[HierarchiaIV-Sovana-2] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 323.

[CathHierGiroBorg-3] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Girolamo Borghese, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

[GCathGiroBorg-4] Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Girolamo Borghesi, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}