Annibale Bentivoglio (archbishop)

Annibale Bentivoglio (died 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1645–1663)[1] and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1645–1652).[2][3]

Most Reverend Annibale Bentivoglio
Titular Archbishop of Thebae
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1645–1663
Predecessor	Lelio Falconieri
Successor	Niccolo Pietro Bargellini
Orders
Consecration	19 March 1645 by Alessandro Bichi
Personal details
Born	Bologna, Italy
Died	Florence, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1645–1652)

Biography

Annibale Bentivoglio was born in Bologna, Italy.[4][5] On 6 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Titular Archbishop of Thebae.[1][4] On 19 March 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Bichi, Bishop of Carpentras, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Giovanni de Torres, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 20 April 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.[4] In November 1652, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.[4] He served as Titular Archbishop of Thebae until his death on 21 April 1663 in Florence, Italy.[4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4]

• Carlo de' Medici (cardinal), Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1645);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

• Giacomo Corradi, Bishop of Jesi (1653); and
• Francesco Rinuccini, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1656).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 332. (in Latin)
2. "Thebae (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Titular Metropolitan See of Thebæ" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Annibale Bentivoglio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
5. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Annibale Bentivoglio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}