Baldassare Cenci (seniore)

Baldassare Cenci, seniore (1648–1709) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

His Eminence Baldassare Cenci
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio Archbishop of Fermo
Portrait of Baldassare Cenci
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	30 Sep 1691 by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born	1648 Rome, Italy
Died	26 May 1709 (age 61) Fermo, Italy

Biography

Baldassare Cenci was born in 1648 in Rome, the youngest and fifth child of Virginio Cenci and Maria Vittoria Verospi.[1] His nephew is cardinal Baldassare Cenci (iuniore).[1]

On 30 Sep 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Ercole Visconti, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis, and Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

Cenci died on May 26, 1709 in Fermo, Italy.[1]

Episcopal succession

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

• Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697);
• Giuseppe Maria Bondola, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1697);
• Alessandro Croce, Bishop of Cremona (1697);
• Simone Paolo Aleotti, Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1698);
• Joseph-François Gualtieri, Bishop of Vaison (1703);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Giovanni Giacomo Cavallerini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea and Apostolic Nuncio to France (1692);
• Alessandro Lambert, Bishop of Aosta (1692); and
• Gerolamo Ubertino Provana, Bishop of Alba (1692).

References

1. Miranda, Salvador. "CENCI, seniore, Baldassare (1648-1709)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
2. Cheney, David M. "Baldassare Cardinal Cenci (Sr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved December 29, 2019. ^{[self-published]}