Filippo Archinto

Filippo Archinto (1495–1558), born in Milan, was an Italian lawyer, papal bureaucrat, bishop, and diplomat. He served as Governor of Rome and then papal Vicar of Rome. He was personally esteemed both by the Emperor Charles V and by Pope Paul III. He was Bishop of Borgo San Sepolcro (1539–1546), Bishop of Saluzzo (1546–1556), and Archbishop of Milan (1556–1558).


Filippo Archinto
Archbishop of Milan
Titian, Portrait of Archbishop Filippo Archinto (mid-1550s), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ArchdioceseMilan
In office1556–58
PredecessorGiovan Angelo Arcimboldi
SuccessorCarlo Borromeo
Personal details
Born(1495-07-05)July 5, 1495
Milan, Italy
Died1558 (aged 6263)
OccupationLawyer, papal bureaucrat, bishop, and diplomat
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