Girolamo Piccolomini (senior)

Most Reverend Girolamo Piccolomini
Bishop of Pienza and Bishop of Montalcino
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Pienza and Diocese of Montalcino
In office	1498-1510
Predecessor	Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini
Successor	Girolamo Piccolomini (junior)

Girolamo Piccolomini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pienza (1498-1510) and Bishop of Montalcino (1498-1510).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

On 14 Mar 1498, Girolamo Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as both Bishop of Pienza and Bishop of Montalcino.^[1] He served as Bishop of Pienza and Bishop of Montalcino until his resignation in favor of his son of the same name, Girolamo Piccolomini (junior),^[6] in 1510.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Girolamo Piccolomini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Pienza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
3. "Diocese of Pienza" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016
4. "Diocese of Montalcino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
5. "Diocese of Montalcino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016
6. von Martels, Zweder R. W. M.; Vanderjagt, Arie Johan (July 29, 2003). Pius II, "El Piu Expeditivo Pontefice": Selected Studies on Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini. Brill's Studies in Intellectual History. p. 178.