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Guillermo Raimundo de Vich y de Vallterra ( Catalan: Guillem Ramon de Vic i de Vallterra; ? in Valencia, Spain – July 27, 1525) was a cardinal in the Catholic Church. [1]
Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Vallterra was born in Valencia sometime between 1460 and 1470, the son of Luis de Vich y de Corbera, seqor of the Valles de Gallinera y Ebo and mestre racional (general controller of accounts) of the Kingdom of Valencia. [2]
Early in his career, he was a protonotary apostolic. [2] His brother, Jerónimo de Vich, had a long embassy in Rome. [2]
Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of July 1, 1517. [2] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Marcello al Corso on July 6, 1517. [2]
On October 22, 1518, he was named administrator of the see of Cefalù, a post he held until June 7, 1525. [2] He became the coadjutor bishop of Martín García , Bishop of Barcelona, on June 24, 1519; he succeeded as bishop upon the death of Bishop García, taking possession of the see on March 20, 1521. [2] Though he continued to reside at Rome, he held this office until his death. [2] He was consecrated as a bishop in Rome by papal chaplain Paris de Grassis on September 22, 1521. [2]
He participated in both the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI, and in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII. [2]
He died in Casamari Abbey on July 27, 1525. [2] He is buried in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. [2]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (February 2017) |
Guillermo Raimundo de Vich y de Vallterra ( Catalan: Guillem Ramon de Vic i de Vallterra; ? in Valencia, Spain – July 27, 1525) was a cardinal in the Catholic Church. [1]
Guillén-Ramón de Vich y de Vallterra was born in Valencia sometime between 1460 and 1470, the son of Luis de Vich y de Corbera, seqor of the Valles de Gallinera y Ebo and mestre racional (general controller of accounts) of the Kingdom of Valencia. [2]
Early in his career, he was a protonotary apostolic. [2] His brother, Jerónimo de Vich, had a long embassy in Rome. [2]
Pope Leo X made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of July 1, 1517. [2] He received the red hat and the titular church of San Marcello al Corso on July 6, 1517. [2]
On October 22, 1518, he was named administrator of the see of Cefalù, a post he held until June 7, 1525. [2] He became the coadjutor bishop of Martín García , Bishop of Barcelona, on June 24, 1519; he succeeded as bishop upon the death of Bishop García, taking possession of the see on March 20, 1521. [2] Though he continued to reside at Rome, he held this office until his death. [2] He was consecrated as a bishop in Rome by papal chaplain Paris de Grassis on September 22, 1521. [2]
He participated in both the papal conclave of 1521-22 that elected Pope Adrian VI, and in the papal conclave of 1523 that elected Pope Clement VII. [2]
He died in Casamari Abbey on July 27, 1525. [2] He is buried in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. [2]