Alessandro del Caccia

17th-century Roman Catholic bishop

Alessandro del Caccia (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pistoia (1600–1649).^[1]

Biography

On 3 Jul 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Pistoia.^[1][2] On 9 Jul 1600, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Bernardo del Nero, Bishop of Bisignano, and Andrea Sorbolonghi, Bishop of Gubbio, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Pistoia until his death on 4 Sep 1649.^[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Cosmas Minerbetti, Bishop of Cortona (1622);
• Basile Cacace, Auxiliary Bishop of Ravenna and Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1624);
• Francesco Nori, Bishop of San Miniato (1624); and
• Giovanni della Robbia, Bishop of Bertinoro (1624).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 183. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alessandro del Caccia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Pistoia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Pistoia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}