Federico Cornaro (9 June 1531 – 4 October 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
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(1586–1590),
Bishop of Padua
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Tragurium, Ancient Latin name of a city in Dalmatia (coastal Croatia), now called Trogir, was a bishopric until 1829 and a Latin titular bishopric until 1933.] (1560–1561).
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Biography
Federico Cornaro was born in
Venice
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,
Italy
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and ordained a priest in the
Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
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.
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On 27 March 1560, he was appointed
Bishop of Trogir
Tragurium, Ancient Latin name of a city in Dalmatia (coastal Croatia), now called Trogir, was a bishopric until 1829 and a Latin titular bishopric until 1933. by
Pope Pius IV
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.
On 15 January 1561, he was transferred by Pope Pius IV to the
diocese of Bergamo
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.
On 18 December 1585, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal by
Pope Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where h ...
and installed on 15 January 1586 as Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.
He served as Bishop of Padua until his death on 4 October 1590.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Bernardo de Benedictis,
Bishop of Castellaneta
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See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
Bishops appointed by Pope Pius IV
Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII
1531 births
1590 deaths
Bishops of Bergamo
Federico
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People with the given name Federico
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