Giovanni Michele Saraceni (1 December 1498 – 27 April 1568) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Saraceni was born in Naples and was a relative of Cardinal Fabio Mignanelli.[1]
He was the archbishop of Acerenza and Matera from 1536. On 23 Mar 1536, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanseverino, Archbishop of Taranto, with Lorenzo Santarelli, Bishop of Pult, and Giacomo Ponzetti, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He was made cardinal on 20 November 1551 by Pope Julius III.
He took part in revising the acts of the Council of Trent, and in other Papal missions, including investigating the charges against Cardinal Carlo Carafa.
Cardinal Saraceni died in Rome in 1568.
Episcopal succession
| Episcopal succession of Giovanni Michele Saraceni |
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| While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2] Girolamo Seripando, Archbishop of Salerno (1554);; Adriano Fuscone, Bishop of Aquino (1554);; Gerolamo Melchiori, Bishop of Macerata (1554);; Fabio Capelleto, Bishop of Lacedonia (1555);; Virgilio Rosario, Bishop of Ischia (1555);; Antonio Ghislieri, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1556);; Sigismondo Saraceno, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1556);; Flavio Orsini, Bishop of Muro Lucano (1561);; Annibale Saraceni, Bishop of Lecce (1561);; Mario Carafa, Archbishop of Naples (1566); and; Pietro Lunello, Bishop of Gaeta (1566), |
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Acerenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Acerenza (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded byAndrea Matteo Palmieri | Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera 1531–1556 | Succeeded bySigismondo Saraceno |
| Preceded byFrancisco Mendoza Bobadilla | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli 1551–1557 | Succeeded byClemente d'Olera |
| Preceded byGiovanni Poggio | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia 1557–1565 | Succeeded byScipione Rebiba |
| Preceded byBraccio Martelli | Administrator of Lecce 1560 | Succeeded byAnnibale Saraceni |
| Preceded byFulvio Giulio della Corgna | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agata de' Goti 1565 | Succeeded byGiovanni Battista Cicala |
| Preceded byTiberio Crispi | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere 1565–1566 | Succeeded byGiovanni Ricci |
| Preceded byTiberio Crispi | Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina 1566–1568 | Succeeded byGiovanni Battista Cicala |
References
- 1.Miranda, Salvador. "SARACENI, Giovanni Michele (1498-1568)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 2.[2.2]Cheney, David M. "Giovanni Michele Cardinal Saraceni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]