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

Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 November 1551.[1] He received the red hat and the titular church of Santa Barbara dei Librai on 4 December 1551.[1] He opted for the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on 18 August 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 19 January 1560 he opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.

He died in the Apostolic Palace on 2 February 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

  1. ^ 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]
Catholic Church titles Preceded byGiovanni Ricci Archbishop of Manfredonia 1545–1550 Succeeded bySebastiano Antonio Pighini Preceded byInnocenzo Cibo Archbishop of Messina 1550–1561 Succeeded byGaspar Cervantes de Gaete Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Santa Barbara dei Librai 1551–1553 Succeeded byPierdonato Cesi (seniore) Preceded byBernardino Maffei Cardinal-Priest of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane 1553–1560 Succeeded byLudovico Simonetta Preceded byGirolamo Dandini Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello al Corso 1560–1561 Succeeded byMarco Antonio Amulio
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