Ranuccio Cardinal Farnese, O.S.Io.Hieros. †

Deceased

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Administrator of Bologna

Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}

Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Aug 1530		Born
13 Aug 1544	14.0	Appointed	Administrator of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
16 Dec 1545	15.3	Elevated to Cardinal
5 May 1546	15.7	Installed	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea
8 Oct 1546	16.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria
8 Oct 1546	16.1	Appointed	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
12 Feb 1547	16.5	Appointed	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
25 Mar 1547	16.6	Appointed	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
22 Feb 1549	18.5	Resigned	Administrator of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
11 Oct 1549	19.1	Appointed	Administrator of Ravenna, Italy
19 Mar 1550	19.6	Resigned	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
1554¹	23.3	Appointed	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
28 Apr 1564	33.7	Appointed	Administrator of Bologna, Italy
7 Feb 1565	34.4	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
29 Oct 1565	35.2	Died	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Ranuccio Farnese
(VIAF: 67290890; WikiData: Q708666)
Ranuccio Cardinal Farnese O.S.Io.Hieros. (born 11 Aug 1530, died 29 Oct 1565) Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

Consistory - December 1545: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1549/1550: Participated
Conclave - April 1555: Participated
Conclave - May 1555: Participated
Conclave - 1559: Participated

Event Place
Birth Place Castello Valentano, Viterbo, Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
Death Place Parma, Diocese of Parma, Italy
Buried Place (Original) Cathedral, Parma, Diocese of Parma, Italy
Buried Place (Current) Family Tomb, Oratory of St. Maria, Lake Bolsena

a cardinal for 19.8 years

Event	Place
Birth Place	Castello Valentano, Viterbo, Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
Death Place	Parma, Diocese of Parma, Italy
Buried Place (Original)	Cathedral, Parma, Diocese of Parma, Italy
Buried Place (Current)	Family Tomb, Oratory of St. Maria, Lake Bolsena

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 16 Dec 1545
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 177, and Page 255
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 283
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1565, Number 10*

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