Girolamo Farnese Explained

Type:	Cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:	His Eminence
Girolamo Farnese
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
Church:	Catholic Church
Consecration:	26 Apr 1639
Consecrated By:	Giovanni Battista Scanaroli
Birth Date:	30 Sep 1599
Birth Place:	Parma, Italy
Death Date:	18 Feb 1668 (age 68)
Death Place:	Rome, Italy

Girolamo Farnese (1599–1668) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography

On 26 Apr 1639, was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Scanaroli, titular Bishop of Sidon, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.^{[1] [2]}

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Giannicolò Conti, Bishop of Ancona e Numana (1666);

the principal co-consecrator of

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miranda . Salvador . FARNESE, Girolamo (1599-1668). The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . January 19, 2019. Florida International University.
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Girolamo Cardinal Farnese . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 19, 2019.