Pope Urban VII

Giovanni Battista Castagna †

Deceased

Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Note(s): (never enthroned as Pope)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Aug 1521		Born
1 Mar 1553	31.5	Appointed	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
30 Mar 1553	31.6	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
30 Mar 1553	31.6	Ordained Priest	Priest
4 Apr 1553	31.6	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
Nov 1565³	44.2	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
3 Jul 1572	50.9	Resigned	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
23 Jan 1573⁶	51.4	Resigned	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy
15 Jun 1573	51.8	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy
1 Jul 1577	55.9	Resigned	Apostolic Nuncio to Venice, Italy
12 Dec 1583	62.3	Elevated to Cardinal
9 Jan 1584	62.4	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
15 Sep 1590	69.1	Elected	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
27 Sep 1590	69.1	Died	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain ; ⁶ Before

MicroData Summary
Giovanni Battista Castagna
Pope Giovanni Battista Castagna
(born 4 Aug 1521, died 27 Sep 1590)
Pope of Roma {Rome}

Consistory - 1583: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1585: Participated
Conclave - September 1590: Participated; Elected Pope
Conclave - October/December 1590: Previous Pope

Event Place
Birth Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Ordained Bishop Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Current) S. Maria sopra Minerva, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

a priest for 37.4 years
a bishop for 37.4 years
a cardinal for 6.7 years (Elected Pope)
a pope for -.0 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Bishop Filippo Archinto †
Bishop of Saluzzo
Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Filippo Archinto †
Bishop of Saluzzo
Principal Consecrator:
Girolamo Cardinal Verallo †
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella †
Bishop of Castro [del Lazio]
Bishop Pierre de Affatatis †
Bishop of Acci (Accia)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Girolamo Cardinal Verallo †
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Luis Zapata de Cárdenas, O.F.M. Rec. † (1571)
Carlo Cardinal Conti † (1585)
Bishop Giovanni Alberti † (1585)
Bishop Cristóbal Robuster y Senmanat † (1587)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Giacomo Rovello (Roveglio) † (1580)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Ordained Bishop	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	San Pietro, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Current)	S. Maria sopra Minerva, Church, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/48159
VIAF: 32816676
WikiData: Q134337

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 12 Dec 1583
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 286
nunc: Les Nonciatures Apostoliques Permanentes (Biaudet), Page 260
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1553, Number 3
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 78, Number 6,272

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