Pietro Ridolfi, OFM Conv (died 18 May 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Senigallia (1591–1601) and Bishop of Venosa (1587–1591).[1]
Biography
Pietro Ridolfi was ordained a friar in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[2] On 18 February 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Venosa.[1][2][3] On 24 February 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Stefano Bonucci, Bishop of Arezzo, Annibale Grassi, Bishop Emeritus of Faenza, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 18 February 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Senigallia.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Senigallia until his death on 18 May 1601.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Giovanni Battista Bernini, Bishop of Chiron (1587);
- Annibal Pauli, Bishop of Cervia (1587); and
- Camillo Gualandi, Bishop of Cesena (1588).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Venosa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Venosa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGiovanni Gerolamo Mareri | Bishop of Venosa 1587–1591 | Succeeded byVincenzo Calcio |
| Preceded byGirolamo Rusticucci | Bishop of Senigallia 1591–1601 | Succeeded byAntaldo degli Antaldi |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 330 and 298. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 3.Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Pietro Ridolfi, O.F.M. Conv". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]