Decio Cardinal Azzolini (Sr.) †

Deceased

Bishop of Cervia, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana

Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Jul 1549		Born
15 Nov 1585	36.3	Appointed	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
30 Nov 1585	36.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
18 Dec 1585	36.4	Elevated to Cardinal
1586	36.5	Appointed	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
15 Jan 1586	36.5	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana
9 Oct 1587	38.2	Died	Bishop of Cervia, Italy

MicroData Summary for Decio Azzolini (Sr.)
(VIAF: 63147118325226342485; WikiData: Q1173059)
Decio Cardinal Azzolini (Sr.) (born 1 Jul 1549, died 9 Oct 1587) Bishop of Cervia

Consistory - December 1585: Created Cardinal

Event Place
Birth Place Fermo, Diocese of Fermo
Ordained Bishop Chapel of the Pope, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a bishop for 1.8 years
a cardinal for 1.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Patriarch Enrico Caetani †
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Patriarch Enrico Caetani † (1585)
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Marco Antonio Mocenigo † (1586)
Bishop Francesco Cantucci † (1586)
Bishop Clemente Bontodasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (1586)
Bishop Antonio Migliori (Meliori) † (1586)
Domenico Cardinal Ginnasi † (1586)
Bishop Orazio Marzani † (1586)
Bishop Rutilio Benzoni † (1586)
Archbishop Francesco Spera, O.F.M. † (1587)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Fermo, Diocese of Fermo
Ordained Bishop	Chapel of the Pope, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 18 Dec 1585
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 164
b: Les Ordinations �piscopales, Year 1585, Number 27*
ob/c2: AT, 24 Feb 2024

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a bishop for 1.8 years a cardinal for 1.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Patriarch Enrico Caetani † Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Patriarch Enrico Caetani † (1585) Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566) Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola Scipione Cardinal Rebiba † Titular Patriarch of Constantinople	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Marco Antonio Mocenigo † (1586) Bishop Francesco Cantucci † (1586) Bishop Clemente Bontodasio, O.F.M. Conv. † (1586) Bishop Antonio Migliori (Meliori) † (1586) Domenico Cardinal Ginnasi † (1586) Bishop Orazio Marzani † (1586) Bishop Rutilio Benzoni † (1586) Archbishop Francesco Spera, O.F.M. † (1587)