Cardinal Federico Cornaro | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Bishop of Bergamo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Padua |
| In office | 1577–1590 |
| Predecessor | Nicolò Ormanetto |
| Successor | Marco Cornaro |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 15 January 1586 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1531 |
| Died | 4 October 1590 Padua, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
Federico Cornaro (9 June 1531 – 4 October 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1586–1590), Bishop of Padua (1577–1590), Bishop of Bergamo (1561–1577), and Bishop of Trogir (1560–1561).[1][2]
Biography
Federico Cornaro was born in Venice, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.[3]
On 27 March 1560, he was appointed Bishop of Trogir by Pope Pius IV.[1][3] On 15 January 1561, he was transferred by Pope Pius IV to the diocese of Bergamo.[1][3] On 19 July 1577, he was appointed Bishop of Padua by Pope Gregory XIII.[1][3]
On 18 December 1585, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Sixtus V and installed on 15 January 1586 as Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.[3]
He served as Bishop of Padua until his death on 4 October 1590.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bernardo de Benedictis, Bishop of Castellaneta (1585).[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 267, 133, and 316. (in Latin)
- ↑ Miranda, Salvador. "CORNARO, seniore, O.S.Io.Hieros., Federico (1531-1590)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheney, David M. "Federico Cardinal Cornaro (Sr.), O.S.Io.Hieros". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Sources and external links
- Caprioli, Adriano (1988). Diocesi di Bergamo (in Italian). Brescia: La Scuola. pp. 170 ff. ISBN 978-88-350-7759-6.
- Cardella, Lorenzo (1793). Memorie storiche de' cardinali della santa romana Chiesa (in Italian). Vol. Tomo quinto (5). Rome: Pagliarini. pp. 234–235.
- Carlsmith, Christopher (2010). A Renaissance Education: Schooling in Bergamo and the Venetian Republic, 1500-1650. University of Toronto Press. pp. 148, 161, 180. ISBN 978-0-8020-9254-0.
- Cornaro, Federico (1580). Constitutiones et decreta ... Federici Cornelii Patavii episcopi in diœcesana Synodo promulgatae die XXX Aprilis, prima et secunda Mai, MDLXXIX: Adjectis in fine, quae a confessariis et concionatoribus urbis et diœcesis maxime sunt animadvertenda (in Latin). Padua.
- Maifreda, Germano (2016). The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era. New York-London: Routledge-Taylor & Francis. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1-317-03463-6.