Pomponio Cecci

Pomponio Cecci (Pomponio Ceci de Lellis[1]) (died 1542) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

A native of Rome, Pomponio Cecci, he studied science, philosophy, and astronomy.[2] He was a canon of the cathedral chapter of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.[2]

On 12 August 1538 he was elected Bishop of Orte e Civita Castellana. He was transferred to the Diocese of Nepi-Sutri on 24 November 1539. He also served as Vicar-General of Rome from 1540 to 1542.[2]

Pope Paul III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 2 June 1542. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 12 June 1542.[2]

He died in Rome on 4 August 1542. He is buried in the family chapel in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.[2]

References

1. Gaetano Moroni (1860). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica (in Italian). Venezia: Tipografia Emiliana. p. 93.
2. Miranda, Salvador. "Pomponio Cardinal Cecci (Cesi)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Paolo Emilio Cesi	Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte 1538–1539	Succeeded by Scipione Bongalli
Preceded by Giacomo Simonetta	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri 1539–1542	Succeeded by Pietro Antonio de Angelis
Preceded by Pietro Bembo	Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane 1542	Succeeded by Gregorio Cortese