Ottavio Paravicini Explained

Type:	Cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:	His Eminence
Ottavio Paravicini
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio
Church:	Catholic Church
Consecration:	15 Jul 1584
Consecrated By:	Charles Borromeo
Birth Date:	11 Jul 1552
Birth Place:	Rome, Italy
Death Date:	3 Feb 1611 (age 58)

Ottavio Paravicini (1552–1611) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.^[1]

Early life

Born into the noble family from Valtellina, he was the son of Giovanni Michele Paravicini and Lomellina Laudata of Gaeta.

Biography

On 15 Jul 1584, he was consecrated bishop by Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, with Filippo Sega, Bishop of Piacenza, and Francesco Bossi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:and the principal co-consecrator of:

• Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (1586);
• Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta, Archbishop of Cosenza (1587); and
• Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi (1607).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salvador Miranda (historian) . Miranda . Salvador . PARAVICINI, Ottavio (1552-1611). The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church . 29 February 2016. Florida International University. 53276621.
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Ottavio Cardinal Paravicini . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.