Giovanni Andrea Mercurio

Giovanni Andrea Mercurio (1518–1561) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography[]

Giovanni Andrea Mercurio was born to a poor family in Messina in 1518.^[1]

As a young man, he worked for the notary for the Archdiocese of Messina.^[1] Following an incident with that notary, he decided to move to Rome.^[1] There, he entered the court of Cardinal Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, the future Pope Julius III, as his minoribus secretarius.^[1]

On February 20, 1545, he was elected Archbishop of Manfredonia.^[1] He was transferred to the Archdiocese of Messina on May 30, 1550.^[1]

Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of November 20, 1551.^[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Barbara dei Librai on December 4, 1551.^[1] He opted for the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on August 18, 1553.^[1]

He was a participant in the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected Pope Marcellus II; the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV; and the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV.^[1] On January 19, 1560, he opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.

He died in the Apostolic Palace on February 2, 1561.^[1] He was buried in San Marcello al Corso.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: Paolo de Cupis, Bishop of Montepeloso (1546); and Filippo Roccabella, Bishop of Macerata (1546).^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Miranda, Salvador. "MERCURIO, Giovanni Andrea (1518-1568)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
^ Cheney, David M. "Giovanni Andrea Cardinal Mercurio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Ricci	Archbishop of Manfredonia 1545–1550	Succeeded by Sebastiano Antonio Pighini
Preceded by Innocenzo Cibo	Archbishop of Messina 1550–1561	Succeeded by Gaspar Cervantes de Gaete
Preceded by	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Barbara dei Librai 1551–1553	Succeeded by Pierdonato Cesi (seniore)
Preceded by Bernardino Maffei	Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane 1553–1560	Succeeded by
Preceded by Girolamo Dandini	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello al Corso 1560–1561	Succeeded by Marco Antonio Amulio

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[bare_url-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Miranda, Salvador. "MERCURIO, Giovanni Andrea (1518-1568)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.

[2] Cheney, David M. "Giovanni Andrea Cardinal Mercurio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

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