Pietro Francesco Montorio was born in
Rome,
Italy in 1556. On 7 Feb 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Nicastro. On 24 Feb 1594, he was
consecrated bishop by
Giovanni Battista Castrucci,
Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, with
Angelo Cesi,
Bishop of Todi, and
Lorenzo Celsi,
Bishop of Castro del Lazio, serving as
co-consecrators. In 1620, he resigned as Bishop of Nicastro. On 4 Aug 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XV as
Apostolic Nuncio to Germany. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany until his resignation on 15 Jun 1624. He died on 6 Jun 1643. ==Episcopal succession==