His Eminence

Girolamo Boncompagni
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro
Archbishop of Bologna
ChurchCatholic Church
Orders
Consecration4 February 1652
by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi
Personal details
Born(1622-03-23)23 March 1622
Died24 January 1684(1684-01-24) (aged 61)

Girolamo Boncompagni (1622–1684) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography

Girolamo was the Grand-nephew of Cardinal Filippo Boncompagni (1572). Nephew of Cardinal Francesco Boncompagni (1621) and uncle of another Cardinal Girolamo Boncompagni, archbishop of Bologna (1695).[1]

On 4 February 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Carlo Carafa della Spina, Bishop of Aversa, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

and the principal co-consecrator of:

References

  1. 1 2 Miranda, Salvador. "BONCOMPAGNI, Girolamo (1622-1684)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Cheney, David M. "Girolamo Cardinal Boncompagni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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