Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini explained

Type:	Cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:	His Eminence
Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini
Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente Bishop of Faenza
Church:	Catholic Church
Consecration:	3 Nov 1585
Consecrated By:	Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni
Birth Date:	7 Apr 1545
Birth Place:	Casale di Monferrato, Italy
Death Date:	16 Jul 1605 (age 60)
Death Place:	Lucca, Italy

Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini (1545–1605) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography

On 3 Nov 1585, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Antonio Serbelloni, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Gaspare Cenci, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, and Filippo Sega, Bishop of Piacenza, serving as co-consecrators.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Giovanni Anselmo Carminati, Bishop of Alba (1596) and Camillo Beccio, Bishop of Acqui (1599); and the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio Bandini, Archbishop of Fermo (1595).^[2]

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana (Italy) . GCatholic.org. January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salvador Miranda (historian) . Miranda . Salvador . ALLUCINGOLI, O.Cist., Ubaldo (ca. 1097/1110-1185). The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . Florida International University. 53276621.
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Gian Francesco Cardinal Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.