Antonio Bichi

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His Eminence Antonio Bichi
Bishop of Osimo
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Osimo
See	Osimo
Appointed	6 March 1656
Term ended	21 February 1691
Predecessor	Lodovico Betti
Successor	Opizio Pallavicini
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1687-91)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1642-52) Bishop of Montalcino (1652-56) Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino (1659-67) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1667-87)
Orders
Consecration	8 December 1652 by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi
Created cardinal	9 April 1657 (in pectore) 10 November 1659 (revealed) by Pope Alexander VII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1659-87) Cardinal-Bishop (1687-91)
Personal details
Born	30 March 1614 Siena, Papal States
Died	21 February 1691 (age 76) Osimo, Papal States
Parents	Fermano Bichi Onorata Mignanelli
Alma mater	University of Siena

Antonio Bichi (1614–1691) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

He was born in Siena to Onorata Mignanelli and Fermano Bichi. Antonio's maternal uncle was Pope Alexander VII, who named him cardinal in pectore by 1657.^[1]

On 8 Dec 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Filippo Casoni (bishop), Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Paolo Pecci, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1679).^[3]

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