Girolamo Boncompagni | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Bologna |
Appointed | 11 December 1651 |
Term ended | 24 January 1684 |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro (1664–84) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 4 February 1652 by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi |
Created cardinal | 14 January 1664 by Pope Alexander VII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 24 January 1684 Bologna, Papal States | (aged 61)
Girolamo Boncompagni (23 March 1622 – 24 January 1684) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
He was the great-grandson of Pope Gregory XIII. There were several other Cardinals in his family; he 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]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
and the principal co-consecrator of: