Cesare Speciano

Cesare Speciano or Cesare Speciani (1539–1607) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1592–1597), Bishop of Cremona (1591–1607),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1585–1588), and Bishop of Novara (1584–1591).[2]

Most Reverend

Cesare Speciano
Bishop of Cremona
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cremona
In office1591–1607
PredecessorNiccolò Sfondrati
SuccessorPaolo Emilio Sfondrati
Orders
Ordination1567
Consecration13 December 1584
by Tolomeo Gallio
Personal details
Born1 September 1539
Cremona, Italy
Died21 August 1607 (age 67)
Spoleto, Italy

Biography

Cesare Speciano was born in Cremona, Italy on 1 Sep 1539 on ordained a priest in 1567.[3][4] On 28 November 1584, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara.[2][3][4] On 13 December 1584, he was consecrated bishop by Tolomeo Gallio, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agata de' Goti, with Giovanni D'Amato, Bishop Emeritus of Minori, and Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri, serving as co-consecrators.[3][4] On 11 December 1585, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain; he resigned from the position on 27 August 1588.[3][4] On 30 January 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Cremona.[1][3][4] On 14 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned from the position (then known as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany) on 20 June 1597.[3][4] He served as Bishop of Cremona until his death on 21 August 1607 in Spoleto, Italy.[1][3][4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]

  • José Anglés, Bishop of Bosa (1587);
  • Andrés Pacheco, Bishop of Segovia (1588);
  • Zbynék Berka z Dubé a Liepé, Archbishop of Prague (1593); and
  • Simon Feuerstein, Titular Bishop of Belline and Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen (1598).

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 181. (in Latin)
  2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 260–261. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Cesare Speciano (Speciani)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Cesare Speciano". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gaspare Visconti		 Bishop of Novara
1584–1591		 Succeeded by
Pietro Martire Ponzone
Preceded by
Ludovico Taverna		 Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
1585–1588		 Succeeded by
Annibale Grassi
Preceded by
Niccolò Sfondrati		 Bishop of Cremona
1591–1607		 Succeeded by
Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
Preceded by
Camillo Caetani		 Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor
(1592–1597		 Succeeded by
Ferdinando Farnese


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