Annibale Bentivoglio (archbishop)

Most Reverend

Annibale Bentivoglio
Titular Archbishop of Thebae
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1645–1663
PredecessorLelio Falconieri
SuccessorNiccolo Pietro Bargellini
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1645–1652)
Orders
Consecration19 March 1645
by Alessandro Bichi
Personal details
Born
DiedFlorence, Italy
NationalityItalian

Annibale Bentivoglio (died 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1645–1663)[1] and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1645–1652).[2][3]

Biography

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Annibale Bentivoglio was born in Bologna, Italy.[4][5] On 6 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Titular Archbishop of Thebae.[1][4] On 19 March 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Bichi, Bishop of Carpentras, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Giovanni de Torres, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 20 April 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.[4] In November 1652, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.[4] He served as Titular Archbishop of Thebae until his death on 21 April 1663 in Florence, Italy.[4]

Episcopal succession

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 332. (in Latin)
  2. ^ "Thebae (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Titular Metropolitan See of Thebæ" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Annibale Bentivoglio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Annibale Bentivoglio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Florence
1645–1652
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Thebae
1645–1663
Succeeded by