Francesco Piccolomini (Jesuit)

Very Rev. Francesco Piccolomini, S.J. (22 October 1582 – 17 June 1651) was an Italian Jesuit, elected the eighth Superior-General of the Society of Jesus.

For the 1503 pope, see Pope Pius III. For the bishop of Grosseto, see Francesco Piccolomini (bishop). For the professor of natural philosophy, see Francesco Piccolomini (philosopher).

After Vincenzo Carafa, the 7th Superior General of the Order, died on 8 February 1649, a General Congregation made of representatives of the various Jesuit provinces, met on 21 December of the same year and chose Piccolomini as his successor. He died after eighteen months in office.

Before his election as General he had been professor of philosophy at the Roman College; he died at the age of sixty-nine, having passed fifty-three years in the Society.

References
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Preceded by
Vincenzo Carafa		 Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1649 – 1651		 Succeeded by
Aloysius Gottifredi


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