Alessandro Campeggio

Alessandro Campeggio (1504–1554) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

Alessandro Campeggio was born in Bologna on April 12, 1504, the son of Lorenzo Campeggio and Francesca Guastavillani.[1] His father was married and had five children, but after the death of Francesca, he entered the ecclesiastical estate and himself became a cardinal.[1] Educated at home, Alessandro Campeggio studied Italian letters, Latin, Ancient Greek, philosophy, and Christian theology.[1]

He was elected Bishop of Bologna on March 19, 1526.[1] He was constituted administrated administrator of the diocese until he reached the canonical age of 27.[1] Upon reaching the canonical age, he delayed receiving episcopal consecration, receiving an prorogation on December 11, 1529; and again in August 24, 1539; and again, April 10, 1540.[1] On July 19, 1541, he was finally granted license to receive Holy Orders.[1] As such, he was ordained as a priest and consecrated as a bishop on July 31, 1541 in the church of San Michele in Bosco in Bologna.[1]

On October 15, 1541, he was nominated to be vice-legate in Avignon.[1] As such, he arrived in Carpentras on November 10, 1542 and remained there until 1544. On August 14, 1544, he was appointed a cleric of the Apostolic Camera.[1] When the Council of Trent was moved from Trent to Bologna, he hosted the conciliar fathers in his own palace from March 12, 1547 until November 10, 1549.[1]

Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of November 20, 1551.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Lucia in Selci, a deaconry raised pro illa vice to the status of titulus, on December 4, 1551.[1] He resigned the government of the Diocese of Bologna in favor of his cousin Giovanni Campeggio on March 6, 1553.[1]

He died in Rome on September 21, 1554.[1] He was buried in his father's tomb in Santa Maria in Trastevere.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Entry from Biographical Dictionary of the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church