Ludovico de Torres (cardinal)

Ludovico de Torres
Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Monreale
In office 1606-1609
Predecessor Domenico Ginnasi
Successor Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua
Orders
Consecration 31 Jan 1588
by Gabriele Paleotti
Created Cardinal 11 Sep 1606
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born 1552
Rome, Italy
Died 8 Jul 1609 (age 57)
Monreale, Italy
Nationality Italian

Ludovico de Torres (1552 8 July 1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1606-1609) and Archbishop of Monreale (1588-1609).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Ludovico de Torres was born in Rome in 1552.[1] His family was originally from Málaga, Spain.[5] He studied law at the University of Perugia and then earned a doctorate from the University of Bologna in both canon and civil law.[5] In 1572, he served as vicar general of the diocese of Monreale where his uncle was bishop; and then returned to Rome where he served as vicar of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, Canon of the patriarchal Liberian basilica, and Scrittore apostolico to the Curia.[5] On 22 Jan 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Archbishop of Monreale[1] succeeding his uncle of the same name.[5] On 31 Jan 1588, he was consecrated bishop at the church of S. Lorenzo in Damaso[5] by Gabriele Paleotti, Archbishop of Bologna, with Silvio Savelli, Archbishop of Rossano, and José Esteve Juan, Bishop of Vieste, serving as co-consecrators.[1] In the consistory of 11 Sep 1606, he was elevated by Pope Paul V to Cardinal-Priest and on 19 Dec 1606, received the title of San Pancrazio.[1] On July 4, 1607, he was named librarian of the Holy Roman Church.[5] He served as Archbishop of Monreale until his death on 8 Jul 1609.[1] He is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Monreale.[5] He was the uncle of Cardinal Cosimo de Torres, who later served as Archbishop of Monreale (1634-1642);[5] and was a close friend of poet Torquato Tasso.[5]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ludovico Cardinal de Torres (II)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Monreale" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Monreale" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "San Pancrazio (Cardinal Titular Church)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: TORRES, iuniore, Ludovico de (1552-1609)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Ludovico de Torres (archbishop)
Archbishop of Monreale
1588-1609
Succeeded by
Arcangelo Gualtieri
Preceded by
Domenico Ginnasi
Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
1606-1609
Succeeded by
Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua
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