Francesco Maria Piccolomini

Francesco Maria Piccolomini (died 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montalcino (1554–1599) and Bishop of Pienza (1563–1599).

Biography On 20 April 1554, Francesco Maria Piccolomini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Montalcino. On 25 November 1554, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Bongalli, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte, with Cesare Cibo, Archbishop of Turin, and Alessandro Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza, serving as co-consecrators. In December 1563, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Pienza. He served as Bishop of Montalcino and Bishop of Pienza until his death in 1599.

Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Giovanni Antonio Locatelli, Bishop of Venosa (1568); Cipriano Pallavicino, Archbishop of Genoa 1568); and Ascanio Piccolomini, Titular Archbishop of Colossae and Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena (1579).