Antonio Ricci (1573–1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arezzo (1611–1637)."Bishop Antonio Ricci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 7, 2016"Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography Antonio Ricci was born in Florence, Italy in 1573. On 27 Jun 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Arezzo. On 3 Jul 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Michelangelo Tonti, Bishop of Cesena, with Domenico Rivarola, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth, and Giovanni Canauli, Bishop of Fossombrone, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Arezzo until his death on 20 Dec 1637.
Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Gregorio Carbonelli, Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina (1611); Roberto Roberti (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico (1612); and Tiberio Muti, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1612).
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