Antonio Bichi

His Eminence

Antonio Bichi
His Eminence; Antonio Bichi
Bishop of Osimo
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Osimo
See	Osimo
Appointed	6 March 1656
Term ended	21 February 1691
Predecessor	Lodovico Betti
Successor	Opizio Pallavicini
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1687-91)
Orders
Consecration	8 December 1652; by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi
Created cardinal	9 April 1657 (in pectore); 10 November 1659 (revealed); by Pope Alexander VII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1659-87); Cardinal-Bishop (1687-91)
Personal details
Born	30 March 1614; Siena, Papal States
Died	21 February 1691 (age 76); Osimo, Papal States
Parents	Fermano Bichi; Onorata Mignanelli
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1642-52); Bishop of Montalcino (1652-56); Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino (1659-67); Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1667-87);
Alma mater	University of Siena

Antonio Bichi (1614–1691) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Siena to Onorata Mignanelli and Fermano Bichi. Antonio's maternal uncle was Pope Alexander VII, who named him cardinal in pectore by 1657.^[1]

On 8 Dec 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Filippo Casoni (bishop), Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Paolo Pecci, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1679).^[3]