Girolamo Boncompagni

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Girolamo Boncompagni (also Girolamo Buoncompagni , born March 23, 1622 in Isola del Liri , † January 24, 1684 in Bologna ) was Archbishop of Bologna and Cardinal of the Roman Church .

Life

Girolamo Boncompagni came from the noble family of the Dukes of Sora from Bologna. He was a great-nephew of Filippo Boncompagni, who was promoted to cardinal in 1572, and nephew of Cardinal Francesco Boncompagni . He later became the uncle of Cardinal Giacomo Boncompagni , also Archbishop of Bologna. He received his first education from his uncle, Cardinal Francesco Boncompagni, Archbishop of Naples . He received his doctorate as Doctor iuris utriusque . In 1642 he went to Rome and there entered the Curia in 1647 . Among other things, he was a trainee lawyer at the Court of Justice of the Apostolic Signature . On October 2, 1648 he became secretary of the Congregation for Rites .

On December 11, 1651, although he had not yet received his ordination and had not reached the canonical age of 30, he was elected Archbishop of Bologna with papal dispensation . He was ordained bishop on February 4, 1652 by Cardinal Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi ; Co- consecrators were Ranuzio Scotti , formerly Bishop of Borgo San Donnino , and Carlo Carafa , Bishop of Aversa . From June 8, 1660 to 1664, Girolamo Boncompagni was Prefect of the Apostolic Palace and Governor of Castelgandolfo .

Pope Alexander VII accepted him in the consistory of January 14, 1664 as a cardinal priest in the college of cardinals and awarded him the cardinal's hat and the titular church of Santi Pietro e Marcellino on February 11 of the same year . Cardinal Boncompagni took part in the 1667 conclave that Pope Clement IX. chose. He later took part in the conclave of 1669/70 , from which Clement X emerged as Pope. He was also a participant in the 1676 conclave , the Innocent XI. elected to the Pope.

Cardinal Girolamo Boncompagni died on the evening of January 24, 1684 in Bologna and was buried in the Cathedral of Bologna ; his nephew, Cardinal Giacomo Boncompagni, was later buried at his side.

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predecessor Office successor
Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi Archbishop of Bologna
1651–1684 		Angelo Maria Ranuzzi
personal data
SURNAME Boncompagni, Girolamo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buoncompagni, Girolamo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop and Cardinal of the Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1622
PLACE OF BIRTH Isola del Liri
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 1684
Place of death Bologna