Girolamo Farnese

His Eminence Girolamo Farnese
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	26 Apr 1639 by Giovanni Battista Scanaroli
Personal details
Born	30 Sep 1599 Parma, Italy
Died	18 Feb 1668 (age 68) 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:[2]

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

the principal co-consecrator of

• Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna (1645);
• Cristofor Segni, Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1646);
• Maffeo Vitale, Bishop of Mantova (1646);
• Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli, Bishop of Terni (1646);
• Pietro Vito Ottoboni, Bishop of Brescia (1654); and
• Giovanni Battista Brescia, Bishop of Vicenza (1655).

References

1. Miranda, Salvador. "FARNESE, Girolamo (1599-1668)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
2. Cheney, David M. "Girolamo Cardinal Farnese". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 19, 2019. ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ciriaco Rocci	Titular Archbishop of Patrae 1639–1658	Succeeded by Ottaviano Carafa
Preceded by Ranuccio Scotti Douglas	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland 1639–1643	Succeeded by Lorenzo Gavotti
Preceded by Baccio Aldobrandini	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura 1658–1668	Succeeded by Vitaliano Visconti