Cardinals created by Adrian IV explained

Pope Adrian IV (r. 1154–59) created 23 cardinals in three consistories held during his pontificate. This included his future successor Pope Gregory VIII in 1155.^[1]

December 1155

• Ubaldo
• Giovanni Pizzuti Can. Reg.
• Giovanni
• Boso O.S.B.
• Ardicio Rivoltella
• Bonadies de Bonadie
• Alberto di Morra Can. Reg.
• Guglielmo Matengo O.Cist.
• Guido

February 1158

There are conflicting sources that suggest this allocation was either elevated in this month or in March.^[1]

• Cinzio Papareschi
• Pietro di Miso
• Raymond des Arènes
• Giovanni Conti
• Simone O.S.B.

February 1159

• Gualterio
• Pietro
• Giovanni
• Jacopo
• Gerardo
• Uberto
• Gregorio
• Guido
• Romano

Sources

• Web site: Salvador Miranda (historian) . Miranda . Salvador . Consistories for the creation of Cardinals 12th Century (1099-1198): Adrian IV. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . Florida International University. 53276621.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cardinals of the 12th Century. Salvador Miranda. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. 12 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919162736/http://webdept.fiu.edu/~mirandas/consistories-xii.htm#AdrianIV. 19 September 2015. dead.