Silvio Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga †

Deceased

Secretary of State

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina

Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith

Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacred Consulta

Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1 Mar 1690		Born
20 May 1731	41.2	Ordained Deacon	Deacon
3 Jun 1731	41.2	Ordained Priest	Priest
18 Jun 1731	41.2	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
22 Jul 1731	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
20 Oct 1731	41.6	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Flanders, Belgium
2 Feb 1736	45.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
Mar 1736³	46.0	Resigned	Apostolic Nuncio to Flanders, Belgium
19 Dec 1738	48.7	Elevated to Cardinal
Dec 1739³	49.7	Resigned	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
20 Aug 1740	50.4	Appointed	Secretary of State
20 Aug 1740	50.4	Appointed	Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacred Consulta
16 Sep 1740	50.5	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca
25 Feb 1747	56.9	Appointed	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
27 Mar 1747	57.0	Appointed	Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
15 May 1747	57.2	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto
9 Apr 1753	63.1	Appointed	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
28 Aug 1756	66.4	Died	Secretary of State

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Silvio Valenti Gonzaga
(VIAF: 52598051; WikiData: Q950214)
Silvio Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga (born 1 Mar 1690, died 28 Aug 1756) Secretary of State

Consistory - December 1738: Created Cardinal
Conclave - 1740: Participated

Event Place
Birth Place Mantua, Italy
Ordained Bishop Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Buried Place (Original) Cathedral, Viterbo, Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
Buried Place (Current) S. Bonaventura, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

a priest for 25.2 years
a bishop for 25.0 years
a cardinal for 17.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Juan Álvaro Cardinal Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. †
Archbishop of Monreale
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Giuseppe Spinelli †
Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
Archbishop Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini †
Titular Archbishop of Philippi

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Juan Álvaro Cardinal Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (1722)
Archbishop of Monreale
Mihály Frigyes Cardinal Althan † (1718)
Bishop of Vác
Bishop Sigismund von Kollonitsch †
Bishop of Wien

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Juan Elías Gómez Terán † (1738)
Bishop Giovanni Battista Baratta, C.O. † (1748)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Mantua, Italy
Ordained Bishop	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Buried Place (Original)	Cathedral, Viterbo, Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
Buried Place (Current)	S. Bonaventura, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 19 Dec 1738
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1731, Number 24
nunc: Les Nonciatures Apostoliques Permanentes (Karttunen), Page 267

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a priest for 25.2 years a bishop for 25.0 years a cardinal for 17.6 years	Principal Consecrator: Juan Álvaro Cardinal Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † Archbishop of Monreale Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Giuseppe Spinelli † Titular Archbishop of Corinthus Archbishop Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini † Titular Archbishop of Philippi
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Juan Álvaro Cardinal Cienfuegos Villazón, S.J. † (1722) Archbishop of Monreale Mihály Frigyes Cardinal Althan † (1718) Bishop of Vác Bishop Sigismund von Kollonitsch † Bishop of Wien	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Juan Elías Gómez Terán † (1738) Bishop Giovanni Battista Baratta, C.O. † (1748)