Most Reverend Cesare Speciano | |
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Bishop of Cremona | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Cremona |
In office | 1591–1607 |
Predecessor | Niccolò Sfondrati |
Successor | Paolo Emilio Sfondrati |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1567 |
Consecration | 13 December 1584 by Tolomeo Gallio |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1539 |
Died | 21 August 1607 (age 67) Spoleto, Italy |
Cesare Speciano or Cesare Speciani (1539–1607) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1592–1597), Bishop of Cremona (1591–1607), [1] Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1585–1588), and Bishop of Novara (1584–1591). [2]
Cesare Speciano was born in Cremona, Italy on 1 Sep 1539 on ordained a priest in 1567. [3] [4] On 28 November 1584, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara. [2] [3] [4] On 13 December 1584, he was consecrated bishop by Tolomeo Gallio, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agata de' Goti, with Giovanni D'Amato, Bishop Emeritus of Minori, and Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri, serving as co-consecrators. [3] [4] On 11 December 1585, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain; he resigned from the position on 27 August 1588. [3] [4] On 30 January 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Cremona. [1] [3] [4] On 14 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned from the position (then known as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany) on 20 June 1597. [3] [4] He served as Bishop of Cremona until his death on 21 August 1607 in Spoleto, Italy. [1] [3] [4]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of: [3]