Francesco Rinuccini

Francesco Rinuccini or Francesco Ruccini (died 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1656–1678).[1]

Most Reverend Francesco Rinuccini
Bishop of Pistoia e Prato
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Pistoia
In office	1656–1678
Predecessor	Giovanni Gerini
Successor	Gherardo Gherardi
Orders
Consecration	10 Sep 1656 by Federico Sforza
Personal details
Born	Florence, Italy
Died	11 Mar 1678

Biography

Francesco Rinuccini was born in Florence, Italy.[2] On 28 Aug 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato.[1][2] On 10 Sep 1656, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Sforza, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Annibale Bentivoglio, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Pistoia e Prato until his death on 11 Mar 1678.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Celio Piccolomini, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania (1656) .[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 281. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Rinuccini (Ruccini)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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