Virgilio Cardinal Rosario †

Deceased

Bishop of Ischia

Cardinal-Priest of San Simeone Profeta

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1499		Born	Spoleto
27 Aug 1554	55.7	Appointed	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
24 Feb 1555	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
15 Mar 1557	58.2	Elevated to Cardinal
24 Mar 1557	58.2	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Simeone Profeta
22 May 1559	60.4	Died	Bishop of Ischia, Italy

Consistory - March 1557: Created Cardinal

a bishop for 4.2 years
a cardinal for 2.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Giovanni Michele Cardinal Saraceni †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Ascanio Ferrari †
Archbishop Fabio Mirto Frangipani †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Virgilio Cardinal Rosario † (1555)
Giovanni Michele Cardinal Saraceni † (1536)
Antonio Cardinal Sanseverino, O.S.Io.Hieros. † (1531)
Pope Giulio de’ Medici † (1517)
Pope Giovanni de’ Medici † (1513)
Raffaele Cardinal Sansone Riario † (1504)
Pope Giuliano della Rovere † (1481)
Pope Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. Conv. † (1471)
Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 15 Mar 1557

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