San Matteo in Merulana

Historical Details

• Cardinal Titular Church of San Matteo in Merulana
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Cardinal Titular Church
  • Established: 112
  • Cardinal-Priest Title

Past Ordinaries

• Cristoforo Numai, O.F.M. † (6 Jul 1517 Installed - 10 Jul 1517 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli)
• Egidio da Viterbo, O.S.A. † (10 Jul 1517 Appointed - 9 May 1530 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello)
• Charles de Hémard de Denonville † (15 Jan 1537 Appointed - 23 Aug 1540 Died)
• Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo † (5 May 1546 Installed - 4 Dec 1551 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola)
• Girolamo Dandini † (4 Dec 1551 Installed - 25 Oct 1555 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello)
• Giovanni Bernardino Scotti, C.R. † (13 Jan 1556 Installed - 11 Dec 1568 Died)
• Jérôme Souchier, O. Cist. † (24 Jan 1569 Installed - 10 Nov 1571 Died)
• Decio Azzolini (Sr.) † (15 Jan 1586 Installed - 7 Oct 1587 Died)
• Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta † (15 Jan 1588 Installed - 16 Jun 1603 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina)
• Giovanni Delfino † (24 Nov 1604 Installed - 1 Jun 1605 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco)
• St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. † (1 Jun 1605 Appointed - 31 Aug 1621 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede)
• Antonio Zapata y Cisneros † (20 Jun 1605 Installed - 5 Jun 1606 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme)
• Roberto Ubaldini † (3 Apr 1617 Installed - 3 Jul 1617 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana)
• Francesco Sforza † (13 Nov 1617 Appointed - 5 Mar 1618 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano)
• Francesco Sacrati † (17 May 1621 Installed - 6 Sep 1623 Died)
• Francesco Maria Mancini † (14 May 1670 Appointed - 29 Jun 1672 Died)
• Francesco Nerli (Jr.) † (25 Sep 1673 Installed - 17 Nov 1704 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina)
• Nicola Grimaldi † (8 Jun 1716 Appointed - 25 Oct 1717 Died)
• Giovanni Battista Altieri (Jr.) † (20 Nov 1724 Installed - 26 Jan 1739 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina)
• Vincenzo Bichi † (29 Aug 1740 Appointed - 20 May 1743 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite)
• Fortunato Tamburini, O.S.B. † (23 Sep 1743 Installed - 9 Apr 1753 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto)
• Luigi Mattei † (26 Nov 1753 Appointed - 5 Apr 1756 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli)
• Alberico Archinto † (24 May 1756 Installed - 20 Sep 1756 Appointed, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso)
• Andrea Corsini † (11 Sep 1769 Appointed - 15 Jul 1776 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Giovanni Battista Altieri (Jr.) † (Cardinal-Priest: 20 Nov 1724 to 26 Jan 1739)
• Alberico Archinto † (Cardinal-Priest: 24 May 1756 to 20 Sep 1756)
• Decio Azzolini (Sr.) † (Cardinal-Priest: 15 Jan 1586 to 7 Oct 1587)
• St. Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, S.J. † (Cardinal-Priest: 1 Jun 1605 to 31 Aug 1621)
• Vincenzo Bichi † (Cardinal-Priest: 29 Aug 1740 to 20 May 1743)
• Andrea Corsini † (Cardinal-Priest: 11 Sep 1769 to 15 Jul 1776)
• Bartolomé de la Cueva y Toledo † (Cardinal-Priest: 5 May 1546 to 4 Dec 1551)
• Girolamo Dandini † (Cardinal-Priest: 4 Dec 1551 to 25 Oct 1555)
• Giovanni Delfino † (Cardinal-Priest: 24 Nov 1604 to 1 Jun 1605)
• Nicola Grimaldi † (Cardinal-Priest: 8 Jun 1716 to 25 Oct 1717)
• Charles de Hémard de Denonville † (Cardinal-Priest: 15 Jan 1537 to 23 Aug 1540)
• Francesco Maria Mancini † (Cardinal-Priest: 14 May 1670 to 29 Jun 1672)
• Luigi Mattei † (Cardinal-Priest: 26 Nov 1753 to 5 Apr 1756)
• Francesco Nerli (Jr.) † (Cardinal-Priest: 25 Sep 1673 to 17 Nov 1704)
• Cristoforo Numai, O.F.M. † (Cardinal-Priest: 6 Jul 1517 to 10 Jul 1517)
• Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta † (Cardinal-Priest: 15 Jan 1588 to 16 Jun 1603)
• Francesco Sacrati † (Cardinal-Priest: 17 May 1621 to 6 Sep 1623)
• Giovanni Bernardino Scotti, C.R. † (Cardinal-Priest: 13 Jan 1556 to 11 Dec 1568)
• Francesco Sforza † (Cardinal-Priest: 13 Nov 1617 to 5 Mar 1618)
• Jérôme Souchier, O. Cist. † (Cardinal-Priest: 24 Jan 1569 to 10 Nov 1571)
• Fortunato Tamburini, O.S.B. † (Cardinal-Priest: 23 Sep 1743 to 9 Apr 1753)
• Roberto Ubaldini † (Cardinal-Priest: 3 Apr 1617 to 3 Jul 1617)
• Egidio da Viterbo, O.S.A. † (Cardinal-Priest: 10 Jul 1517 to 9 May 1530)
• Antonio Zapata y Cisneros † (Cardinal-Priest: 20 Jun 1605 to 5 Jun 1606)