Marcantonio Bobba
Marcantonio Bobba (died 1575) was an Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Aosta, Italy and cardinal.
Biography
Marcantonio Bobba was born in Casale Monferrato, the son of Palatine Count Alberto Bobba.[1] His family was related to the signori of Rosignano Monferrato.[1]
He was educated at the University of Turin, becoming a doctor of both laws.[1] There, he gained the favor of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, who made him a senator of Turin.[1]
He was ordained as a priest around 1556.[1] On June 14, 1557, he was elected to be Bishop of Aosta.[1] He was consecrated as a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo de' Medici.[1] The Duke of Savoy named him ambassador of the Duchy of Savoy to the Holy See in 1559.[1] He arrived at the Council of Trent on January 17, 1563, participating in the Council until its close.[1] He was also the Duchy of Savoy's ambassador to the Council.[1] From June 21, 1563, he was a member of the Council's commission on canons and marriage.[1]
Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of March 12, 1565.[1] He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite on February 8, 1566.[1] Together with Cardinals Giovanni Ricci, Giovanni Francesco Commendone, and Alessandro Sforza, was named by Pope Pius V inspector of rivers, ports and public roads of Rome.[1] He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1572 that elected Pope Gregory XIII.[1] On June 2, 1572, he opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.[1]
He was a good friend of Cardinal Charles Borromeo.[1]
He died in Rome on March 18, 1575. He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Hildebrand Riedmatten, Bishop of Sion (1569); and
- Carlo Montigli, Archbishop of Amalfi (1570).
See also
References
- Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- Cheney, David M. "Marcantonio Cardinal Bobba". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Bibliography
- Carlo Tenivelli (1785). Biografia Piemontese (in Italian). Decade seconda. Torino: Briolo. pp. 235–250.
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| Preceded by Pietro Gazino |
Bishop of Aosta 1557–1568 |
Succeeded by Girolamo Ferragatta |
| Preceded by Annibale Bozzuti |
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite 1566–1572 |
Succeeded by François de Joyeuse |
| Preceded by Marco Antonio Amulio |
Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello 1572–1575 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Castagna |
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