Jean Cardinal du Bellay †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Administrator of Bordeaux

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1492		Born
12 Feb 1524	32.1	Appointed	Bishop of Bayonne, France
25 Feb 1524⁶	32.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Bayonne, France
16 Sep 1532	40.7	Appointed	Bishop of Paris, France
21 May 1535	43.3	Elevated to Cardinal
31 May 1535	43.4	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
22 Aug 1541	49.6	Appointed	Administrator of Limoges, France
1 Nov 1542	50.8	Appointed	Bishop of Le Mans, France
13 Aug 1544	52.6	Resigned	Administrator of Limoges, France
17 Dec 1544	52.9	Appointed	Administrator of Bordeaux, France
26 Oct 1547	55.8	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
9 Apr 1548	56.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Adriano al Foro
25 Feb 1549	57.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono
28 Feb 1550	58.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
16 Mar 1551	59.2	Resigned	Bishop of Paris, France
3 Jul 1551	59.5	Resigned	Administrator of Bordeaux, France
29 Nov 1551	59.9	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
11 Dec 1553	61.9	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
29 May 1555	63.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
27 Jul 1556	64.5	Resigned	Bishop of Le Mans, France
15 Feb 1559	67.1	Appointed	Administrator of Bordeaux, France
16 Feb 1560	68.1	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Note(s): ⁶ Before

MicroData Summary for Jean du Bellay
(VIAF: 68938939; WikiData: Q518967)
Jean Cardinal du Bellay (born 1492, died 16 Feb 1560) Bishop Emeritus of Paris

Consistory - 21 May 1535: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1549/1550: Participated
Conclave - April 1555: Participated
Conclave - May 1555: Participated
Conclave - 1559: Participated; Dean

Event Place
Birth Place Castle of Glatigny, Souday
Ordained Bishop Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

a bishop for 35.9 years
a cardinal for 24.7 years

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Antoine Caracciolo, C.R.S.A. † (1539)
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Benedetto Tagliacarne † (1534)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jacques Pallavicini † (1524)
Pope Marcello Cervini † (1555)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Castle of Glatigny, Souday
Ordained Bishop	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 21 May 1535
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 162, and Page 128
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 222, and Page 270
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1524, Number 9

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