Alessandro Guidiccioni (seniore)

Alessandro Guidiccioni (died 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucca (1549–1600).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Alessandro Guidiccioni
Bishop of Lucca
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lucca
In office1549–1600
PredecessorBartolomeo Guidiccioni
SuccessorAlessandro Guidiccioni (iuniore)
Personal details
Died1605
Lucca, Italy

Biography edit

On 9 January 1549, Alessandro Guidiccioni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Coadjutor Bishop of Lucca and succeeded to the bishopric on 4 November 1549.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Lucca until his resignation in 1600.[2] He died in 1605.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonmaria Sauli, Titular Archbishop of Philadelphia in Arabia and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1586).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 229. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Alessandro Guidiccioni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 4, 2017
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Lucca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  4. ^ "Archdiocese of Lucca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lucca
1549–1600
Succeeded by