Carlo de' Vecchi

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]

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 Siena, Italy
Died	13 March 1673 (age 62)

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).