Baldassare Cenci, seniore (1648–1709) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
Baldassare Cenci was born in 1648 in Rome, the youngest and fifth child of Virginio Cenci and Maria Vittoria Verospi.[1] His nephew is cardinal Baldassare Cenci (iuniore).[1]
On 30 September 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Ercole Visconti, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis, and Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]
Cenci died on 26 May 1709 in Fermo, Italy.[1]
Episcopal succession
| Episcopal succession of Baldassare Cenci |
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| While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2] Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697);; Giuseppe Maria Bondola, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1697);; Alessandro Croce, Bishop of Cremona (1697);; Simone Paolo Aleotti, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1698);; Joseph-François Gualtieri, Bishop of Vaison (1703); and the principal co-consecrator of:[2] Giovanni Giacomo Cavallerini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea and Apostolic Nuncio to France (1692);; Alessandro Lambert, Bishop of Aosta (1692); and; Gerolamo Ubertino Provana, Bishop of Alba (1692). |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Miranda, Salvador. "CENCI, seniore, Baldassare (1648-1709)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- 2.[2.2][2.3]Cheney, David M. "Baldassare Cardinal Cenci (Sr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 29, 2019. [self-published]