Cesare Speciano

Most Reverend

Cesare Speciano
Bishop of Cremona
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cremona
In office30 January 1591 – 21 August 1607
PredecessorNiccolò Sfondrati
SuccessorPaolo Emilio Sfondrati
Previous postsApostolic Nuncio to the Emperor/Germany (1592-1597)
Bishop of Novara (1584-1591)
Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1585-1588)
Orders
Ordination1567
Consecration13 December 1584
by Tolomeo Gallio
Personal details
Born(1539-09-01)1 September 1539
Cremona, Duchy of Milan
Died21 August 1607(1607-08-21) (aged 67)
Spoleto, Papal States

Cesare Speciano or Cesare Speciani (1539–1607) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1592–1597), Bishop of Cremona (1591–1607),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1585–1588), and Bishop of Novara (1584–1591).[2]

Biography

Cesare Speciano was born in Cremona, Italy on 1 Sep 1539 on ordained a priest in 1567.[3][4] On 28 November 1584, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara.[2][3][4] On 13 December 1584, he was consecrated bishop by Tolomeo Gallio, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agata de' Goti, with Giovanni D'Amato, Bishop Emeritus of Minori, and Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri, serving as co-consecrators.[3][4] On 11 December 1585, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain; he resigned from the position on 27 August 1588.[3][4] On 30 January 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Cremona.[1][3][4] On 14 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned from the position (then known as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany) on 20 June 1597.[3][4] He served as Bishop of Cremona until his death on 21 August 1607 in Spoleto, Italy.[1][3][4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 181. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 260–261. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cesare Speciano (Speciani)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Cesare Speciano". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]


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