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DeutschCarlo de' Vecchi
Most Reverend Carlo de' Vecchi | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Athenae Bishop Emeritus of Chiusi | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1667–1673 |
| Predecessor | Giacomo Altoviti |
| Successor | Francesco Boccapaduli |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1647 |
| Consecration | 15 March 1648 by Bernardino Spada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1611 |
| Died | 13 March 1673 (age 62) |
Carlo de' Vecchi (1611 – 13 March 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1667–1673)[1] and Bishop of Chiusi (1648–1657).[2]
Biography
[edit]Carlo de' Vecchi was born in Siena, Italy in 1611. He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure, and was a Referendary of the Tribunal of the Two Signatures.[3]
He was ordained a priest in December 1647.[4][5]
In 1644, he served as governor of Faenza.[6]
On 2 March 1648, he was appointed Bishop of Chiusi by Pope Innocent X.[2][4] On 15 March 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli, with Alfonso Maurelli, Archbishop of Cosenza, and Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Pesaro, serving as co-consecrators.[4] He served as until his resignation on 12 March 1657.[4]
On 27 April 1667, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Athens (Greece) by Pope Clement IX.[1] As titular Archbishop of Athens, De'Vecchi held the office of Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars in the Roman Curia.[7]
He held the title of Archbishop of Athens until his death on 13 March 1673.[1][4]
Episcopal succession
[edit]While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- Celio Piccolomini, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania (1656);
- Volumnio Bandinelli, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1658);
- Giovanni Antonio Melzi, Archbishop of Capua (1661);
- Federico Martinotti (Martinozzi), Bishop of Sarsina (1661);
- Vitaliano Marescano, Bishop of Umbriatico (1661);
- Ferdinand von Furstenberg, Bishop of Paderborn (1661);
- Tommaso de Rosa, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1662);
- Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci, Archbishop of Pisa (1663);
- Giacomo Franzoni, Bishop of Camerino (1666);
- Galeazzo Marescotti, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus (1668);
- Bernardino Rocci, Titular Archbishop of Damascus (1668);
- Agostino Premoli, Bishop of Concordia (1668); and
- Lorenzo Cibo, Bishop of Jesi (1672).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 99.
- ^ a b Gauchat, p. 155.
- ^ Gauchat, p. 155, note 8.
- ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Carlo de' Vecchi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Carlo de' Vecchi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Giulio Cesare Tonduzzi (1675). Historie di Faenza (in Italian). Faenza: Zarafagli. p. xxxv.
- ^ A treatise written for his benefit about the history of the Latin archbishopric of Athens by Abbot Michele Giustiniani: Michele Giustiniani (1683). Scelta delle Lettere Memorabili (in Italian). Vol. Parte seconda. Naples: Eredi di Cavallo. p. 283.
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Chiusi e Pienza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Chiusi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Athenae (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Athens (Greece)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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