Decio Azzolini (seniore)

16th-century Catholic cardinal

Decio Azzolini, seniore (1 July 1549 – 7 October 1587) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.^[1]

Episcopal succession

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

• Marco Antonio Mocenigo, Bishop of Ceneda (1586);
• Francesco Cantucci, Bishop of Loreto (1586);
• Clemente Bontodasio, Bishop of Nicastro (1586);
• Antonio Migliori (Meliori), Bishop of San Marco (1586);
• Domenico Ginnasi, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1586);
• Orazio Marzani, Bishop of San Severino (1586);
• Rutilio Benzoni, Bishop of Loreto (1586); and
• Francesco Spera, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1587).

References

1. Miranda, Salvador. "AZZOLINI, seniore, Decio (1549-1587)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. Cheney, David M. "Decio Cardinal Azzolini (Sr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.