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
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1588–1597
Predecessor	Francesco Bandini Piccolomini
Successor	François-Marie Tarugi
Orders
Consecration	11 September 1579 by Spinello Benci
Personal details
Died	13 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

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena–Colle di Val d'Elsa–Montalcino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}