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Michelangelo Tonti

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Michelangelo Tonti
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cesena
Church Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration 16 Nov 1608
by Fabio Biondi
Personal details
Born Dec 1566
Rimini, Italy
Died 21 Apr 1622 (age 55)

Michelangelo Tonti (1566–1622) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.[1]

Biography

On 16 Nov 1608, he was consecrated bishop by Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, with Metello Bichi, Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, and Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Mileto, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Michelangelo Tonti
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
Filippo Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino (1608);
Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria (1608);
Giovanni Battista Biglia, Bishop of Pavia (1609);
Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti (1609);
Francesco Mottini, Bishop of Brugnato (1609);
Benedetto Ala, Archbishop of Urbino (1610);
Luca Semproni, Bishop of Città di Castello (1610);
Giovanni Canauli, Bishop of Fossombrone (1610);
Giovanni Francesco Murta, Bishop of Aleria (1611);
Antonio Ricci, Bishop of Arezzo (1611);
Gregorio Carbonelli, Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina (1611);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
Lanfranco Margotti, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1609);
Felice Centini, Bishop of Mileto (1611); and
Gregorio Petrocchini, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1611).

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