Pietro Ridolfi (bishop)
Roman Catholic prelate
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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]
Most Reverend Pietro Ridolfi, OFM Conv | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Senigallia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Senigallia |
| In office | 1591–1601 |
| Predecessor | Girolamo Rusticucci |
| Successor | Antaldo degli Antaldi |
| Previous post | Bishop of Venosa (1587–1591) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 February 1587 by Giulio Antonio Santorio |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 18 May 1601 |
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).
