Giovanni Garzia Mellini
| Most Reverend Giovanni Garzia Mellini | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1629 |
| Predecessor | Andrea Baroni Peretti Montalto |
| Successor | Marcello Lante della Rovere |
| Orders | |
| Consecration |
12 Jun 1605 by Ludovico de Torres (cardinal) |
| Created Cardinal | September 11, 1606 |
| Rank | Cardinal-Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1562 Florence, Italy |
| Died |
October 2, 1629 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
Giovanni Garzia Mellini (his first name is also rendered Giangarzia while his middle name is also rendered Garsia) (1562 – 2 October 1629) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1629), Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1627–1629), Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1623–1625), Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (1622–1629), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1608–1627), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola (1607–1611), and Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1605–1607).[1][2][3]
Biography
Giovanni Garzia Mellini was born to a noble Roman family in Florence, Italy in 1562, the son of Mario Millini and Ortensia Jacovacci.[1] He comes from a family of cardinals who served both before and after him: Giovanni Battista Mellini (installed 1476); his uncle, Giambattista Castagna (later Pope Urban VII) (installed 1583); Savo Millini (installed 1681); and Mario Millini (installed 1747).[1] He studied law under his uncle, Giambattista Castagna.[1]
From 1585 to 1590, he served as consistorial lawyer for Pope Sixtus V.[1] In 1591, he was appointed as Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota.[1] During the papacy of Pope Clement VIII, he went to France with Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini to negotiate the marriage of Caterina de' Medici to King Henri IV.[1] On June 1, 1605, he was named Titular Archbishop of Colossae by Pope Leo XI and consecrated bishop on 12 Jun 1605 by Ludovico de Torres (cardinal), Archbishop of Monreale.[1][2] On June 20, 1605 he was appointed served as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain where he served until to May 22, 1607.[1][2] On September 11, 1606, he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul V and appointed Bishop of Imola on 7 Feb 1607.[1][2] On 7 Jan 1608, he received the title of Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati.[1][2] On 27 Jun 1611, he resigned as Bishop of Imola.[2] He served as Vicar general of Rome (1610-1629) and Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition (1616-1629).[1]
While cardinal, he participated in the conclave of 1621 which elected Pope Gregory XV; and the conclave of 1623 which elected Pope Urban VIII.[1][2] In 1622, he was appointed the Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.[1] On August 6, 1623, he was elected as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals and reelected on January 15, 1624; he served until January 13, 1625.[1][2] On 14 Apr 1627, he received the title of Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina and Archpriest of the patriarchal Liberian basilica.[1][2] On 20 Aug 1629, he was named Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, a title he held until his death on October 2, 1629 in Rome.[1][2] He is buried in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo.[1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Paolo Emilio Sammarco, Bishop of Umbriatico (1609);
- Giambattista Visconti, Bishop of Teramo (1609);
- Lodovico Magio, Bishop of Lucera (1609);
- Antonio Albergati, Bishop of Bisceglie (1609);
- Vincenzo Napoli, Bishop of Patti (1609);
- Pietro Bastoni, Bishop of Umbriatico (1611);
- Andrea Pierbenedetti, Bishop of Venosa (1611);
- Rodolfo Paleotti, Bishop of Imola (1611);
- Francesco Piccolomini (bishop), Bishop of Grosseto (1611);
- Cosimo Dossena, Bishop of Tortona (1612);
- Lorenzo Landi, Bishop of Fossombrone (1612);
- Guillaume d'Hugues, Archbishop of Embrun (1612);
- Ludovico Sarego, Bishop of Adria (1612);
- Ottavio Ridolfi, Bishop of Ariano (1612);
- Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri, Bishop of Amelia (1612);
- Ennio Filonardi (bishop), Bishop of Ferentino (1612);
- Giuliano Castagnola, Bishop of Nebbio (1612);
- Fulvio Tesorieri, Bishop of Belcastro (1612);
- Selvaggio Primitelli, Bishop of Lavello (1613);
- Giovanni Battista de Aquena, Bishop of Bosa (1613);
- Muzio Vitali, Bishop of Vieste (1613);
- Curzio Cocci, Archbishop of Conza (1614);
- Ottaviano Garzadoro, Bishop of Ossero (1614);
- Francesco Diotallevi, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1614);
- Andrea Giustiniani, Bishop of Isola (1614);
- Scipione Pasquali, Bishop of Casale Monferrato (1615);
- Girolamo Pignatelli, Archbishop of Rossano (1615);
- Vincenzo Periti, Bishop of Lavello (1615);
- Giovanni Antonio Galderisi, Bishop of Bovino (1616);
- Achille Caracciolo, Bishop of Potenza (1616);
- Michelangelo Seghizzi, Bishop of Lodi (1616);
- Girolamo Ricciulli, Bishop of Belcastro (1616);
- Lelio Veterano, Bishop of Fondi (1616);
- Vincenzo Agnello Suardi, Bishop of Alba Pompeia (1616);
- Innico Siscara, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi (1616);
- Petrus Katich (Catich), Bishop of Prizren (1618);
- García Gil Manrique, Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1618);
- Andrea Mastrillo, Archbishop of Messina (1618);
- Francisco Romero (bishop), Archbishop of Lanciano (1618);
- Zaccaria della Vecchia, Bishop of Torcello (1618);
- Giulio Monterenzi, Bishop of Faenza (1618);
- Rafael Ripoz, Bishop of Perpignan-Elne (1618);
- Francesco Maria Abbiati, Bishop of Bobbio (1618);
- Jerónimo Venero Leyva, Archbishop of Monreale (1620);
- Giovanni Battista de Asti, Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1620);
- Paolo Arese, Bishop of Tortona (1620);
- Germanicus Mantica, Titular Bishop of Famagusta (1620);
- Tommaso Ximenes, Bishop of Fiesole (1620);
- Francesco Trivulzio, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1621);
- Silvestro Andreozzi, Bishop of Penne e Atri (1621);
- Cristoforo Memmolo, Bishop of Ruvo (1621);
- Bernardo Florio, Bishop of Canea (1621);
- Paulus Pucciarelli, Bishop of Andros (1621);
- Marco Antonio Quirino, Archbishop of Naxos (1622);
- Benedetto Baaz (Vaez), Bishop of Umbriatico (1622);
- Álvaro de Mendoza (bishop), Bishop of L'Aquila (1622);
- Diego Merino, Bishop of Montepeloso (1623);
- Giovanni Lopez de Andrade, Archbishop of Otranto (1623);
- Giulio Antonio Santoro, Archbishop of Cosenza (1624);
- Diego Cabeza de Vaca, Bishop of Crotone (1624);
- Onorio de Verme, Bishop of Ravello e Scala (1624);
- Elias Marini (Marinich), Bishop of Sardica (1624);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese, Archbishop of Bologna (1610);
- Felice Centini, Bishop of Mileto (1611);
- Gregorio Petrocchini, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1611);
- Benedetto Giustiniani, Bishop of Palestrina (1612); and
- Agostino Galamini, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1613).
While bishop, he ordained Giovanni Battista Altieri as priest (1613); and ordained Francesco Diotallevi as both deacon (1614) and priest (1614).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: MILLINI, Giovanni Garzia (1562-1629)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Giovanni Garzia Cardinal Mellini (Millini)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 20, 2016
- ↑ "Cardinal Giovanni Garzia Millini" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giuseppe Ferrerio |
Titular Archbishop of Colossae 1605–1607 |
Succeeded by Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona |
| Preceded by Filippo Sega |
Apostolic Nuncio to Spain 1605–1607 |
Succeeded by Antonio Caetani |
| Preceded by Alessandro Musotti |
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Imola 1607–1611 |
Succeeded by Rodolfo Paleotti |
| Preceded by Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti |
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati 1608–1627 |
Succeeded by Girolamo Vidoni |
| Preceded by Michelangelo Tonti |
Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore 1622–1629 |
Succeeded by Giacomo Rospigliosi |
| Preceded by Maffeo Barberini |
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1623–1625 |
Succeeded by Marcello Lante della Rovere |
| Preceded by Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia |
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina 1627–1629 |
Succeeded by Luigi Capponi |
| Preceded by Andrea Baroni Peretti Montalto |
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati 1629 |
Succeeded by Marcello Lante della Rovere |