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Most Reverend

Francesco Simonetta
Most Reverend; Francesco Simonetta
Bishop of Foligno
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Foligno
In office	1606–1612
Predecessor	Marcantonio Bizzoni
Successor	Porfirio Feliciani
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1606–1612)
Orders
Consecration	23 July 1606; by Girolamo Bernerio
Personal details
Born	Milan, Italy
Died	1612; Foligno, Italy

Francesco Simonetta (died 1612) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Foligno (1606–1612) and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1606–1612).

Biography

Francesco Simonetta was born in Milan, Italy.^[1] On 17 July 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Foligno.^[1] On 23 July 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Alessandro Guidiccioni (iuniore), Bishop of Lucca, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 16 September 1606, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.^[1] He served as Bishop of Foligno until his death in 1612.^[1]

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Claudio Rangoni (bishop of Reggio Emilia)	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland 1606–1612	Succeeded by Lelio Ruini
Preceded by Marcantonio Bizzoni	Bishop of Foligno 1606–1612	Succeeded by Porfirio Feliciani