Ludovico Cardinal Simonetta †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy

Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia

Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1500¹		Born
19 Dec 1537	37.9	Appointed	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
31 Mar 1538	38.2	Ordained Subdeacon	Subdeacon
7 Apr 1538	38.2	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
22 Sep 1538	38.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
26 Feb 1561	61.1	Elevated to Cardinal
10 Mar 1561	61.1	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane
9 May 1561⁶	61.3	Resigned	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
8 Jun 1563	63.4	Appointed	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
15 Nov 1566	66.8	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
30 Apr 1568	68.3	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ⁶ Before

MicroData Summary
Ludovico Simonetta
Ludovico Cardinal Simonetta
(born 1500, died 30 Apr 1568)
Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro

Consistory - 1561: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1565/1566: Participated

Event Place
Birth Place Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Subdeacon Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Deacon Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Priest Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Death Place Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original) S. Maria degli Angeli, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Event	Place
Birth Place	Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Subdeacon	Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Deacon	Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Priest	Santo Spirito, Oratory, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Death Place	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Buried Place (Original)	S. Maria degli Angeli, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}

Relatives

Brother of: Bishop Giovanni Simonetta †, Bishop of Lodi
Brother of: Bishop Giulio Simonetta †, Bishop of Pesaro
Nephew of: Giacomo Cardinal Simonetta †, Administrator of Nepi e Sutri

a priest for 29.6 years a cardinal for 7.1 years	Ordained Subdeacon by: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano † Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia Ordained Deacon by: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano † Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia Ordained Priest by: Bishop Giovanni Antonio Melegnano † Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia
	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Evangelista Cittadini † (1544) Marcantonio Cardinal Bobba † (1557) Giovanni Antonio Cardinal Serbelloni † (1557) Pope Ugo Boncompagni † (1558)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 38078957
WikiData: Q714572

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 26 Feb 1561
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 274
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1537, Number 36*
b/c01/loc: AT, 26 Oct 2025

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