Most Reverend Carlo de' Vecchi  | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Athenae Bishop Emeritus of Chiusi  | |
| Church | Catholic Church | 
| In office | 1667–1673 | 
| Predecessor | Giacomo Altoviti | 
| Successor | Francesco Boccapaduli | 
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 1647 | 
| Consecration | 15 March 1648 by Bernardino Spada  | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1611 | 
| Died | 13 March 1673 (age 62) | 
Carlo de' Vecchi (1611 – 13 March 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1667–1673)[1] and Bishop of Chiusi (1648–1657).[2]
Biography
Carlo de' Vecchi was born in Siena, Italy in 1611. He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure, and was a Referendary of the Tribunal of the Two Signatures.[3]
He was ordained a priest in December 1647.[4][5]
In 1644, he served as governor of Faenza.[6]
On 2 March 1648, he was appointed Bishop of Chiusi by Pope Innocent X.[2][4] On 15 March 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli, with Alfonso Maurelli, Archbishop of Cosenza, and Giovanni Francesco Passionei, Bishop of Pesaro, serving as co-consecrators.[4] He served as until his resignation on 12 March 1657.[4]
On 27 April 1667, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Athens (Greece) by Pope Clement IX.[1] As titular Archbishop of Athens, De'Vecchi held the office of Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars in the Roman Curia.[7]
He held the title of Archbishop of Athens until his death on 13 March 1673.[1][4]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- Celio Piccolomini, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania (1656);
 - Volumnio Bandinelli, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1658);
 - Giovanni Antonio Melzi, Archbishop of Capua (1661);
 - Federico Martinotti (Martinozzi), Bishop of Sarsina (1661);
 - Vitaliano Marescano, Bishop of Umbriatico (1661);
 - Ferdinand von Furstenberg, Bishop of Paderborn (1661);
 - Tommaso de Rosa, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1662);
 - Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci, Archbishop of Pisa (1663);
 - Giacomo Franzoni, Bishop of Camerino (1666);
 - Galeazzo Marescotti, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus (1668);
 - Bernardino Rocci, Titular Archbishop of Damascus (1668);
 - Agostino Premoli, Bishop of Concordia (1668); and
 - Lorenzo Cibo, Bishop of Jesi (1672).
 
References
- 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 99.
 - 1 2 Gauchat, p. 155.
 - ↑ Gauchat, p. 155, note 8.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Carlo de' Vecchi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
 - ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Carlo de' Vecchi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
 - ↑ Giulio Cesare Tonduzzi (1675). Historie di Faenza (in Italian). Faenza: Zarafagli. p. xxxv.
 - ↑ A treatise written for his benefit about the history of the Latin archbishopric of Athens by Abbot Michele Giustiniani: Michele Giustiniani (1683). Scelta delle Lettere Memorabili (in Italian). Vol. Parte seconda. Naples: Eredi di Cavallo. p. 283.
 
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Chiusi e Pienza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Chiusi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Cheney, David M. "Athenae (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
 - Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Athens (Greece)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]