Pomponio Cecci

Pomponio Cecci (Pomponio Ceci de Lellis[1]) (died 1542) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

A native of Rome, Pomponio Cecci, he studied science, philosophy, and astronomy.[2] He was a canon of the cathedral chapter of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.[2]

On August 12, 1538, he was elected Bishop of Orte e Civita Castellana. He was transferred to the Diocese of Nepi-Sutri on November 24, 1539. He also served as Vicar-General of Rome from 1540 to 1542.[2]

Pope Paul III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of June 2, 1542. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane on June 12, 1542.[2]

He died in Rome on August 4, 1542. He is buried in the family chapel in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.[2]

References
  1. Gaetano Moroni (1860). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica (in Italian). Venezia: Tipografia Emiliana. p. 93.
  2. Miranda, Salvador. "Pomponio Cardinal Cecci (Cesi)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.


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