Pier Francesco Ferrero
Pier Francesco Ferrero (* 1510 in Biella , † November 14, 1566 in Rome ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church .
The younger brother of Cardinal Filiberto Ferrero was Commendatarabbot of S. Stefano in Vercelli from 1527 to 1550 and was made Bishop of Vercelli on December 20, 1536 . From 1549 to 1560 he was also abbot of S. Stefano di Ivrea, in 1540 he was vice delegate in Bologna. In 1552 as a delegate to the Council of Trent , he was auditor of Cardinal Carlo Carafa in Brussels in 1557 and nuncio in Venice from 1560 to 1561 .
Created cardinal by Pope Pius IV on February 26, 1561 , he received the titular church of San Cesareo in Palatio on June 3, 1561 . After moving to the titular church of Sant'Agnese in Agone on November 10, 1561 , he renounced his diocese on May 2, 1562. On October 7, 1565, he moved to the titular church of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino as a cardinal priest .
literature
- Alessandro Gnavi: Ferrero, Pier Francesco. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 47: Ferrero-Filonardi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997, pp. 35-36.
Web links
- Ferrero, Pier Francesco. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 13, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrero, Pier Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1510 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biella |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1566 |
| Place of death | Rome |