Metello Cardinal Bichi †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Siena

Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1541		Born	Siena
15 Jan 1596	55.0	Appointed	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
18 Feb 1596	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Sovana (Soana), Italy
17 Aug 1611	70.6	Elevated to Cardinal
12 Sep 1611	70.7	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alessio
17 Dec 1612	72.0	Appointed	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
23 Mar 1615	74.2	Resigned	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
14 Jun 1619	78.5	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Siena, Italy

Consistory - 1611: Created Cardinal

a bishop for 23.3 years
a cardinal for 7.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Pope Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Matteo Sanminiato †
Bishop Cristóbal Senmanat y Robuster †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Metello Cardinal Bichi † (1596)
Pope Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici † (1573)
Francisco Cardinal Pacheco de Villena (Toledo) † (1567)
Antoine Cardinal Perrenot de Granvella † (1542)
Juan Cardinal Pardo de Tavera †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Fabio Piccolomini † (1615)
Bishop Bernardino Buratti † (1615)
Bishop Giovanni dei Gualtieri † (1615)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Alberto Drago, O.P. † (1599)
Laudivio Cardinal Zacchia † (1605)
Bishop Giacomo Candido † (1606)
Bishop Giulio Sansedoni † (1606)
Guido Cardinal Bentivoglio d’Aragona † (1607)
Bishop Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. † (1607)
Bishop Franciscus Manini † (1607)
Orazio Cardinal Maffei † (1607)
Archbishop Anastasio Germonio † (1608)
Bishop Pomponio de Magistris † (1608)
Francesco Cardinal Vendramin † (1608)
Michelangelo Cardinal Tonti † (1608)
Filippo Cardinal Filonardi † (1608)
Domenico Cardinal Rivarola † (1608)
Archbishop Benedetto Ala † (1610)
Bishop Luca Semproni † (1610)
Bishop Giovanni Canauli (Cannuli) † (1610)

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 17 Aug 1611
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 4, Page 323
ob/c2+: Sacres Episcopaux a Rome de 1565 a 1662, Page 35, Number 175

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