Federico Cornaro (1531–1590) Explained
| Type: | Cardinal |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Cardinal |
| Federico Cornaro |
Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
Bishop of Bergamo |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Padua |
| Term: | 1577–1590 |
| Predecessor: | Nicolò Ormanetto |
| Successor: | Marco Cornaro |
| Cardinal: | 15 January 1586 |
| Rank: | Cardinal-Priest |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1531 |
| Birth Place: | Venice, Italy |
| Death Date: | 4 October 1590 |
| Death Place: | 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. On 15 January 1561, he was transferred by Pope Pius IV to the diocese of Bergamo. On 19 July 1577, he was appointed Bishop of Padua by Pope Gregory XIII.
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.
He served as Bishop of Padua until his death on 4 October 1590. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bernardo de Benedictis, Bishop of Castellaneta (1585).
See also
Sources and external links
- Book: Caprioli, Adriano . Diocesi di Bergamo. 1988. La Scuola. Brescia. it. 978-88-350-7759-6. 170 ff.
- Book: Cardella, Lorenzo. Memorie storiche de' cardinali della santa romana Chiesa . Tomo quinto (5). 1793. Pagliarini. Rome. it. 234–235.
- Book: Carlsmith, Christopher. A Renaissance Education: Schooling in Bergamo and the Venetian Republic, 1500-1650. 2010. University of Toronto Press. 978-0-8020-9254-0. 148, 161, 180.
- Book: Cornaro, Federico. 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. 1580. Padua. la.
- Book: Maifreda, Germano. The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era. 2016. Routledge-Taylor & Francis. New York-London. 978-1-317-03463-6. 72–73.
Notes and References
- Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 267, 133, and 316. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
- Web site: Miranda . Salvador . CORNARO, seniore, O.S.Io.Hieros., Federico (1531-1590). The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . 29 February 2016. Florida International University.
- Web site: Cheney . David M.. Federico Cardinal Cornaro (Sr.), O.S.Io.Hieros.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
