Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. (1607 – 8 May 1688) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1685–1688), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Recanati e Loreto (1676–1682), Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1671–1676), Bishop of Bitonto (1652–1668), Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1644–1652), and Bishop of Termoli (1643–1644).[1][2]
Alessandro Crescenzi | |
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| Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1675–1688 |
| Predecessor | Carlo Pio di Savoia |
| Successor | Marcello Durazzo |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 July 1643 by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore) |
| Created cardinal | 27 May 1675 |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1607 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 8 May 1688 (age 81) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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Biography
Alessandro Agostino Crescenzi was born in Rome, Italy, in 1607, the son of Giovanni Battista Crescenzi and Anna Massimi.[1] He is related to Cardinal Marcello Crescenzi (named 1542) and is the nephew of Cardinal Pier Paolo Crescenzi (named 1611).[1] He was ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha.[1][2]
On 13 July 1643, he was elected during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Termoli.[1][2] On 26 July 1643, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore),[1] Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio.[2]
On 13 June 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli.[1][2]
On 26 August 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Bitonto.[1][2] He was named nuncio in Savoy by Pope Innocent X where he served until 1658.[1]
On 14 May 1668, he resigned as Bishop of Bitonto.[1][2] On 23 December 1670, he was named Prefect of the Cubiculi of His Holiness.[1] On 19 January 1671, he was promoted by Pope Clement X as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria.[1][2] On 27 May 1675, he was installed as Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca in the consistory of 1675.[1][2]
On 24 February 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto where he served until his resignation on 9 January 1682.[1][2] As cardinal, he participated in the conclave of 1676 which elected Pope Innocent XI.[1] On 9 April 1685, he was named camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.[1]
He died on 8 May 1688 in Rome and is buried in the church of S. Maria in Vallicella in the same city.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Andrea Bonito, Bishop of Capaccio (1677);
- Vitus Piluzzi, Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis (1678);
- Stephanus Cosimi, Archbishop of Split (1678);
- Bernardino Belluzzi, Bishop of Montefeltro (1678);
- Francesco Scannagatta, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1679);
- Carlo Berlingeri, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1679);
- Francesco Megale, Bishop of Isola (1679);
- Giacomo Villani, Bishop of Caiazzo (1679);
- Giovanni Battista Nepita, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1680);
- Tommaso Guzzoni, Bishop of Sora (1681);
- Andrea Brancaccio, Bishop of Conversano (1681);
- Sebastien Knab, Archbishop of Nakhchivan (1682);
- Giovanni Battista Giberti, Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni (1683);
- Giuseppe Felice Barlacci, Bishop of Narni (1683);
- Bernardin Marchese, Bishop of Sarsina (1683);
- Stefano Ghirardelli, Bishop of Alatri (1683);
- Agostino Fieschi, Bishop of Accia and Mariana (1683);
- Giambattista Quaranta, Bishop of Larino (1683);
- Francesco Antonio Leopardi, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1683);
- Domenico Menna, Bishop of Minori (1683);
- Vincenzo Maria Durazzo, Bishop of Savona (1683);
- Ferdinando de Rojas (Roxas), Bishop of Vigevano (1683);
- Francesco Maria Moles, Bishop of Nola (1684);
- Annibale de Pietropaulo, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1684);
- Horatius Ondedei, Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado (1684);
- Giovanni Battista de Belli, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1684);
- Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli), Bishop of Tricarico (1684);
- Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre (1684);
- Domenico Minio, Bishop of Caorle (1684);
- Giambattista Rubini, Bishop of Vicenza (1684);
- Giovanni Battista De Pace, Bishop of Capaccio (1684);
- Giovanni Battista Sanudo, Bishop of Treviso (1684);
- Pier Giulio Delfino, Bishop of Capodistria (1684);
- Nicolaus Gabrieli, Bishop of Novigrad (1684);
- Joannes Cuppari, Bishop of Trogir (1684);
- Stefano David, Bishop of Krk (1684);
- Giambattista Morea, Bishop of Lacedonia (1684);
- Pietro Luigi Malaspina, Bishop of Cortona (1684);
- Giovanni Riccanale, Bishop of Boiano (1684);
- Girolamo Compagnone, Archbishop of Rossano (1685);
- Angelo Cerasi, Bishop of Bovino (1685);
- Giovanni Battista Antici, Bishop of Amelia (1685);
- Pietro Valentini, Bishop of Sovana (1685);
- Emiddio Lenti, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1685);
- Domenico Valvassori, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1686);
- François Genet, Bishop of Vaison (1686);
- Paolo Naldini (bishop), Bishop of Capodistria (1686);
- Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia (1686);
- Filippo Tani, Bishop of Città Ducale (1686);
- Giulio Giacomo Castellani, Bishop of Cagli (1686);
- Baldassare de Benavente, Bishop of Potenza (1686);
- Filippo Massarenghi, Bishop of Bitonto (1686);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Camillo Astalli-Pamphilj, Bishop of Catania (1661);
- Antonio Bottis, Bishop of Minori (1670);
- Giuseppe Labonia, Bishop of Montemarano (1670);
- Mario Alberizzi, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1671);
- Pompeo Varese, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1671);
- Domenico Massimo, Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone (1671);
- Fabrizio Spada, Titular Archbishop of Patrae (1672);
- Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, Bishop of Wrocław (1673);
- Simon Gaudenti, Bishop of Ossero (1673);
- Andrea Francolisio d'Aquino, Bishop of Tricarico (1673); and
- Giuseppe di Giacomo, Bishop of Bovino (1673).
References
- Miranda, Salvador. "CRESCENZI, C.R.S., Alessandro (1607-1688)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- Cheney, David M. "Alessandro Cardinal Crescenzi, C.R.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Alexandria {Alessandria} (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Alexandria (Egypt)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Gerolamo Cappello |
Bishop of Termoli 1643–1644 |
Succeeded by Cherubino Manzoni |
| Preceded by Francesco Antonio Biondo |
Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli 1644–1652 |
Succeeded by Carlo Bonafaccia |
| Preceded by Giovanni Battista Landi |
Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy 1646–1658 |
Succeeded by Carlo Roberti de' Vittori |
| Preceded by Fabrizio Carafa (bishop) |
Bishop of Bitonto 1652–1668 |
Succeeded by Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona |
| Preceded by Federico Borromeo (iuniore) |
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria 1671–1676 |
Succeeded by Aloysius Bevilacqua |
| Preceded by Giacinto Cordella |
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Recanati e Loreto 1676–1682 |
Succeeded by Guarnerio Guarnieri |
| Preceded by Girolamo Gastaldi |
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1685–1688 |
Succeeded by Galeazzo Marescotti |
| Preceded by Carlo Pio di Savoia |
Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca 1675–1688 |
Succeeded by Marcello Durazzo |
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