Metello Bichi

His Eminence Metello Bichi
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio Archbishop Emeritus of Siena
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	18 Feb 1596 by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Personal details
Born	1541 Siena, Italy
Died	14 Jun 1619 (age 78) Rome, Italy

Metello Bichi (1541–1619) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography

On 18 Feb 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Matteo Sanminiato, Archbishop of Chieti, and Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat, Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela, serving as co-consecrators.

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Metello Bichi

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Fabio Piccolomini, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1615);
• Bernardino Buratti, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1615);
• Giovanni dei Gualtieri, Bishop of Sansepolcro (1615);

and the principal co-consecrator of:

• Alberto Drago, Bishop of Termoli (1599);
• Laudivio Zacchia, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone (1605);
• Diomede Carafa, Bishop of Tricarico (1605);
• Cornelio Sozomeno, Bishop of Pula (1605);
• Denis Delfino, Bishop of Vicenza (1606);
• Octavius Saraceni, Bishop of Sovana (1606);
• Giacomo Candido (bishop), Bishop of Lacedonia (1606);
• Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop of Grosseto (1606);
• Mario Cossa, Bishop of Montalcino (1607);
• Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona, Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1607);
• Vincenzo Bonincontro, Bishop of Agrigento (1607);
• Franciscus Manini, Bishop of Novigrad (1607);
• Orazio Maffei, Archbishop of Chieti (1607);
• Anastasio Germonio, Archbishop of Tarentaise (1607);
• Pomponio de Magistris, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1608);
• Francesco Vendramin, Patriarch of Venice (1608);
• Michelangelo Tonti, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1608);
• Filippo Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino (1608);
• Domenico Rivarola, Bishop of Aleria (1608);
• Benedetto Ala, Archbishop of Urbino (1610);
• Luca Semproni, Bishop of Città di Castello (1610); and
• Giovanni Canauli, Bishop of Fossombrone (1610);