Vitellozzo Vitelli (cardinal)

Vitellozzo Vitelli (1531 – November 19, 1568) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Vitelli was born in 1531 in Città di Castello of Captain Alessandro Vitellozzi, signore of Amatrice, and Angela di Troilo Rossi, and educated at the University of Padua.

He was ordained a cleric of Città di Castello and appointed bishop there March 20, 1554, an office he would resign in 1560.

He went to Rome in February 1556 and was created cardinal deacon March 15, 1557, receiving the deaconry of Ss. Sergio e Bacco on March 24. He opted for the deaconry of S. Maria in Portico Octaviae in March 1559 and that of Santa Maria in Via Lata in November 1564.

He held numerous administrative posts and participated in the conclaves of 1559, which elected Pope Pius IV, and of 1565-1566, which elected Pope Pius V.

He died November 19, 1568 in Rome and was buried in his titular church of Santa Maria in Via Lata.

Notes and references

Sources

• Miranda, Salvador. "VITELLI, Vitellozzo (1531-1568)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
• Cheney, David M. "Vitellozzo Cardinal Vitelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alessandro Stefano Filodori	Bishop of Città di Castello 1554–1560	Succeeded by Costantino Bonelli
Preceded by Odet de Coligny de Châtillon	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Sergio e Bacco 1557–1559	Succeeded by
Preceded by Anastasio Umberto Dandini	Administrator of Imola 1560–1561	Succeeded by Francesco Guarini (bishop)
Preceded by Ippolito II d'Este	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata 1564–1568	Succeeded by Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte
Preceded by Charles Bourbon de Vendôme	Administrator of Carcassonne 1567–1568	Succeeded by Annibal de Ruccellai