Baldassare Cenci (seniore)

Baldassare Cenci, seniore (1648–1709) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.


Baldassare Cenci
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
Archbishop of Fermo
Portrait of Baldassare Cenci
ChurchCatholic Church
Orders
Consecration30 Sep 1691
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born1648
Rome, Italy
Died26 May 1709 (age 61)
Fermo, Italy

Biography

Baldassare Cenci was born in 1648 in Rome, the youngest and fifth child of Virginio Cenci and Maria Vittoria Verospi.[1] His nephew is cardinal Baldassare Cenci (iuniore).[1]

On 30 Sep 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Ercole Visconti, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis, and Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

Cenci died on May 26, 1709 in Fermo, Italy.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

  1. Miranda, Salvador. "CENCI, seniore, Baldassare (1648-1709)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. Cheney, David M. "Baldassare Cardinal Cenci (Sr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 29, 2019. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Johann Hugo von Orsbeck
Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia
1691–1697
Succeeded by
Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona
Preceded by
Gianfrancesco Ginetti
Archbishop of Fermo
1697–1709
Succeeded by
Girolamo Mattei (bishop)
Preceded by
Domenico Maria Corsi
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
1697–1709
Succeeded by
Antonio Francesco Sanvitale
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