Cosimo de Torres | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1641–1642 |
| Predecessor | Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona |
| Successor | Antonio Marcello Barberini |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | April 25, 1621 by Maffeo Barberini |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1584 |
| Died | 1 May 1642 (age 58) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto(1621–1622) Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1621–1622) Prefect of the Congregation of the Council (1623–1626) Bishop of Perugia (1624–1634) Archbishop of Monreale (1634–1642) Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641) |
Cosimo de Torres also Cosmo de Torres and Cosma de Torres (1584–1642) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1641–1642), Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641), Archbishop of Monreale (1634–1642), Bishop of Perugia (1624–1634), Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1621–1622), and Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1621–1622).[1][2]
Cosimo de Torres was born to a noble family in Rome, Italy in 1584, the son of Marchis Giovanni de Torres and Giulia Mattei, princess of Papareschi.[1] His family was of Spanish descent having moved from Málaga, Spain in the early 16th century.[1] His uncles Girolamo Mattei (named cardinal in 1586) and Ludovico de Torres, iuniore (named cardinal in 1606) were also cardinals.[1] Torres obtained a doctorate in utroque iure in canon and civil law from the University of Perugia.[1] After school, he was assigned to the college of protonotaries apostolic under the guidance of his uncle, Cardinal Mattei.[1] In 1608, he served on the Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace.[1]
On March 17, 1621, he was elected during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto with special dispensation for not yet receiving the presbyterate.[1] On April 25, 1621, he was consecrated bishop in the church of S. Andrea della Valle by Maffeo Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Diofebo Farnese, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[1] Giovanni Mascardi, Bishop of Nebbio, was consecrated in the same ceremony.[1]
On May 21, 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland where he served until December 2, 1622.[1] On September 5, 1622, he was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Gregory XV in the Consistory of 1622 and installed on March 20, 1623, with the title of Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio.[1] On May 22, 1623, he was named to the Prefect of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council where he served until 1626.[1] He successively served as Abbot of S. Maria di Perno; Abbot of S. Giovanni di Tremisto; and Abbot of S. Nicola di Mamola.[1] was As cardinal, he participated in the Conclave of 1623 which elected Pope Urban VIII.[1] On September 16, 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Perugia.[1] On January 9, 1634, he was appointed as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals where he served until January 8, 1635.[1] On April 3, 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Monreale which had previously been occupied by both his grand-uncle Ludovico II de Torres and his uncle Cardinal Ludovico III de Torres.[1] On July 1, 1641, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[1]
Torres died on May 1, 1642, in Rome from dropsy and is buried in the church of S. Pancrazio in Rome.[1]
