Federico Cornaro (senior)

Most Reverend Federico Cornaro
Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Bishop of Bergamo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Padua
In office	1577-1590
Predecessor	Nicolò Ormanetto
Successor	Marco Cornaro
Orders
Created Cardinal	15 Jan 1586
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	9 Jun 1531 Venice, Italy
Died	4 Oct 1590 Padua, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Federico Cornaro (9 Jun 1531-4 Oct 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1586-1590), Bishop of Padua (1577-1590), Bishop of Bergamo (1561-1577), and Bishop of Trogir (1560-1561).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Biography

Federico Cornaro was born in Venice, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.^[1] On 27 Mar 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Trogir.^[1] On 15 Jan 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Bergamo.^[1] On 19 Jul 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Padua.^[1] On 18 Dec 1585, he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Sixtus V and installed on 15 Jan 1586 as Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.^[1] He served as Bishop of Padua until his death on 4 Oct 1590.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bernardo de Benedictis, Bishop of Castellaneta (1585).^[1]

References

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7. "Diocese of Padova" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
8. "Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (Cardinal Titular Church)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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10. Miranda, Salvador Florida International University: "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - CORNARO, seniore, O.S.Io.Hieros., Federico (1531-1590)" retrieved June 17, 2016