Pope Alexander VII

Fabio Chigi †

Deceased

Pope (Roma {Rome})

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Feb 1599		Born	Siena
Dec 1634	35.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
8 Jan 1635	35.9	Appointed	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
1 Jul 1635	36.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
11 Jun 1639	40.3	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
1651	51.9	Appointed	Secretary of the Secretariat of State
19 Feb 1652	53.0	Elevated to Cardinal
13 May 1653	54.3	Appointed	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola, Italy
7 Apr 1655	56.2	Elected	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
18 Apr 1655	56.2	Installed	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
22 May 1667	68.3	Died	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

a priest for 32.5 years
a bishop for 31.9 years
a cardinal for 3.2 years
a pope for 12.1 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Pope Fabio Chigi † (1635)
Bishop Miguel Juan Balaguer Camarasa † (1635)
Francesco Maria Cardinal Brancaccio † (1627)
Cosimo Cardinal de Torres † (1621)
Pope Maffeo Barberini † (1604)
Bishop Fabio Biondi †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Max Heinrich Herzog von Bayern †

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