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Ippolito Borghese (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Ippolito Borghese
Bishop of Pienza
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Pienza
In office 1636–1637
Predecessor Scipione Pannocchieschi d'Elci
Successor Giovanni Spennazzi
Previous post Bishop of Montalcino (1618–1636)
Orders
Consecration 22 April 1618
by Giambattista Leni
Personal details
Born 1576
Siena, Italy
Died March 1637 (age 61)
Pienza, Italy

Ippolito Borghese, O.S.B. (1576–1637) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1636–1637)[1] and Bishop of Montalcino (1618–1636).[2]

Biography

Ippolito Borghese, was born in Siena, Italy in 1576 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[3][4] On 26 March 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Montalcino.[2][3] On 22 April 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Ferrara, with Francesco Sacrati, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, and Evangelista Tornioli, Bishop of Città di Castello, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 1 September 1636, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Pienza.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Pienza until his death in March 1637.[1][3]

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