Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini

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Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini
Bishop of Sovana
Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Sovana (1467-1470)
Diocese of Pienza and Montalcino (1470-1482)
Personal details
Died1482

Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini (died 1482) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sovana and Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino (1470–1482). [1]

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Biography

On 20 November 1467, Piccolomini was appointed Bishop of Sovana by Pope Paul II. [2] On 26 October 1470, he was appointed Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino. [1] [3] [4] He served as Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino until his death in 1482.

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References

  1. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 216.(in Latin)
  2. Ughelli, p. 757. Cappelletti, p. 747. Eubel II, pp. 216, 243.
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Tommaso della Testa Piccolomini". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sovana
1467–1470
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino
1462–1470
Succeeded by