Metello Bichi
# Metello Bichi

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:
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* 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);
