Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
Pietro Tagliavia d'Aragonia (died 1558) was an Italian Roman
Catholic bishop and cardinal .
Biography
Tomb of Pietro Tagliavia d'Aragonia in the Cathedral of Palermo .
Pietro Tagliavia d'Aragonia was born in Palermo ca. 1500, the son of Giovanni Vincenzo Tagliavia, count of Castelvecchio and Beatrice d'Aragonia e Cruillas.[ 1]
Early in his career, he was a cleric in Mazara del Vallo .[ 1]
On May 28, 1537, he was elected Bishop of Agrigento , receiving the indult to receive episcopal consecration on June 6, 1537.[ 1] He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Palermo on October 10, 1544.[ 1] As a bishop, he participated in the Council of Trent from 1545 to 1547 and in 1551–52.[ 1]
Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of December 22, 1553.[ 1] He was not a participant in the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected Pope Marcellus II , but he did participate in the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV .[ 1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Callisto on July 17, 1555.[ 1]
He died in Palermo on August 5, 1558.[ 1] He was buried in Palermo Cathedral .[ 1]
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