Alessandro del Caccia

Most Reverend Alessandro del Caccia
Bishop of Pistoia
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1600–1649
Predecessor	Fulvio Passerini
Successor	Francesco Nerli (seniore)
Orders
Consecration	9 Jul 1600 by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Personal details
Died	4 Sep 1649

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

Biography

On 3 Jul 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Pistoia. 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. He served as Bishop of Pistoia until his death on 4 Sep 1649.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• 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).

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]}