Decio Azzolini (seniore)

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16th-century Catholic cardinal

His Eminence Decio Azzolini
Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore Bishop of Cervia
Church	Catholic Church
Personal details
Born	1 Jul 1549 Fermo, Italy
Died	7 Oct 1587 (age 38) Rome, Italy

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

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Lorenzo Campeggi	Bishop of Cervia 1585–1587	Succeeded by Annibal Pauli
Preceded by Filippo Boncompagni	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 1586–1587	Succeeded by Domenico Pinelli
Preceded by Jérôme Souchier	Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana 1586–1587	Succeeded by Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta