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Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Cicala (1510–1570) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in Genoa on 6 June 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala. [1] His family was related to the Cybo and Doria families. [1] He studied under his relative Odoardo Cicala, who later became Bishop of Sagona. [1]
Cicala moved to Rome, where he was named Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. [1] On 2 September 1535 he was appointed an abbreviator of apostolic letters. [1] From 8 March 1540 until 1551 he was an auditor of the Apostolic Camera. [1]
On 5 December 1543 he was named administrator of the see of Albenga, while retaining the office of auditor. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 December 1543 in the Sistine Chapel. [1] On 13 January 1547 he arrived at the Council of Trent. [1]
Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 November 1551. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Clemente on 4 December 1551. [1] On 13 March 1553 he was named papal legate in Campagna. [1] He resigned the administration of Albenga on 30 March 1554, in favor of his nephew Carlo Cicala. [1] He was administrator of the see of Mariana from 30 March 1554 until 13 September 1560, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Nicola Cicala. [1]
He was a participant in the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected Pope Marcellus II; the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV; and the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV. [1]
With Cardinals Giovanni Michele Saraceni and Gianbernardino Scotti, he was charged with resolving a dispute between the Canons Regular of the Lateran and the Benedictines of Monte Cassino, resolving the issue in favor of the former. [1] He was administrator of the see of Sagona from 1565 to 1567. [1] He opted for the titular church of Sant'Agata dei Goti on 7 November 1565. [1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. [1]
In 1567, he replaced Cardinal Michele Bonelli as the man in charge of examining the cause for the canonization of Diego di San Nicola. [1] On 30 April 1568 he opted for the order of cardinal bishops, receiving the suburbicarian see of Sabina. [1]
He died in Rome on 8 April 1570. [1] He was buried in Santa Maria del Popolo. [1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (May 2014) |
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Cicala (1510–1570) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Giovanni Battista Cicala was born in Genoa on 6 June 1510, the son of Edoardo Cicala. [1] His family was related to the Cybo and Doria families. [1] He studied under his relative Odoardo Cicala, who later became Bishop of Sagona. [1]
Cicala moved to Rome, where he was named Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. [1] On 2 September 1535 he was appointed an abbreviator of apostolic letters. [1] From 8 March 1540 until 1551 he was an auditor of the Apostolic Camera. [1]
On 5 December 1543 he was named administrator of the see of Albenga, while retaining the office of auditor. [1] He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 December 1543 in the Sistine Chapel. [1] On 13 January 1547 he arrived at the Council of Trent. [1]
Pope Julius III made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of 20 November 1551. [1] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Clemente on 4 December 1551. [1] On 13 March 1553 he was named papal legate in Campagna. [1] He resigned the administration of Albenga on 30 March 1554, in favor of his nephew Carlo Cicala. [1] He was administrator of the see of Mariana from 30 March 1554 until 13 September 1560, when he resigned in favor of his nephew Nicola Cicala. [1]
He was a participant in the papal conclave of April 1555 that elected Pope Marcellus II; the papal conclave of May 1555 that elected Pope Paul IV; and the papal conclave of 1559 that elected Pope Pius IV. [1]
With Cardinals Giovanni Michele Saraceni and Gianbernardino Scotti, he was charged with resolving a dispute between the Canons Regular of the Lateran and the Benedictines of Monte Cassino, resolving the issue in favor of the former. [1] He was administrator of the see of Sagona from 1565 to 1567. [1] He opted for the titular church of Sant'Agata dei Goti on 7 November 1565. [1]
He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. [1]
In 1567, he replaced Cardinal Michele Bonelli as the man in charge of examining the cause for the canonization of Diego di San Nicola. [1] On 30 April 1568 he opted for the order of cardinal bishops, receiving the suburbicarian see of Sabina. [1]
He died in Rome on 8 April 1570. [1] He was buried in Santa Maria del Popolo. [1]