Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
Cosimo de Torres also Cosmo de Torres and Cosma de Torres (1584–1642) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1641–1642), Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641), Archbishop of Monreale (1634–1642), Bishop of Perugia (1624–1634), Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1621–1622), and Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1621–1622).[ 1] [ 2]
Biography
Cosimo de Torres was born to a noble family in Rome , Italy in 1584, the son of Marchis Giovanni de Torres and Giulia Mattei, princess of Papareschi .[ 1] Málaga , Spain in the early 16th century.[ 1] Girolamo Mattei (named cardinal in 1586) and Ludovico de Torres , iuniore (named cardinal in 1606) were also cardinals.[ 1] in utroque iure in canon and civil law from the University of Perugia .[ 1] [ 1] Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace .[ 1]
On March 17, 1621, he was elected during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto with special dispensation for not yet receiving the presbyterate .[ 1] consecrated bishop in the church of S. Andrea della Valle by Maffeo Barberini , Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio , with Diofebo Farnese , Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem , and Ulpiano Volpi , Bishop of Novara , serving as co-consecrators .[ 1] Giovanni Mascardi , Bishop of Nebbio , was consecrated in the same ceremony.[ 1]
On May 21, 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland where he served until December 2, 1622.[ 1] Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio .[ 1] S.C. of the Tridentine Council where he served until 1626.[ 1] [ 1] Conclave of 1623 which elected Pope Urban VIII .[ 1] Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Perugia .[ 1] Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals where he served until January 8, 1635.[ 1] Archbishop of Monreale which had previously been occupied by both his grand-uncle Ludovico II de Torres and his uncle Cardinal Ludovico III de Torres .[ 1] Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere .[ 1]
Torres died on May 1, 1642, in Rome from dropsy and is buried in the church of S. Pancrazio in Rome.[ 1]
Episcopal succession
Episcopal succession of Cosimo de Torres
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[ 2]
Tommaso Carafa , Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1623);Gennaro Filomarino , Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1623);Pier Luigi Carafa , Bishop of Tricarico (1624);Giovanni Battista Indelli , Bishop of San Marco (1624);Antimo degli Atti , Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1624);Francesco Traina , Bishop of Agrigento (1627);Jan Baikowski , Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań and Titular Bishop of Aenus (1627);Paul Aldringen , Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg and Titular Bishop of Tripolis in Phoenicia (1627);Mikołaj Gabriel Fredro , Bishop of Bacău (1627);Francesco Maria Brancaccio , Bishop of Capaccio (1627);Annibale Mascambruno , Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1627);Luis Jiménez , Bishop of Ugento (1627);Giacomo Marenco , Bishop of Saluzzo (1627);Gaspar Gajosa , Bishop of L'Aquila (1628);Zacharie Novowski , Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum (1634);and the principal co-consecrator of:[ 2]
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