Cesare Speciano

Most Reverend Cesare Speciano
Bishop of Cremona
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cremona
In office	1591–1607
Predecessor	Niccolò Sfondrati
Successor	Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
Orders
Ordination	1567
Consecration	13 December 1584 by Tolomeo Gallio
Personal details
Born	1 September 1539 Cremona, Italy
Died	21 August 1607 (age 67) Spoleto, Italy

Cesare Speciano or Cesare Speciani (1539–1607) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1592–1597), Bishop of Cremona (1591–1607), Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1585–1588), and Bishop of Novara (1584–1591).

Biography

Cesare Speciano was born in Cremona, Italy on 1 Sep 1539 on ordained a priest in 1567. On 28 November 1584, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara. On 13 December 1584, he was consecrated bishop by Tolomeo Gallio, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agata de' Goti, with Giovanni D'Amato, Bishop Emeritus of Minori, and Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri, serving as co-consecrators. On 11 December 1585, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain; he resigned from the position on 27 August 1588. On 30 January 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Cremona. On 14 May 1592, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor; he resigned from the position (then known as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany) on 20 June 1597. He served as Bishop of Cremona until his death on 21 August 1607 in Spoleto, Italy.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• José Anglés, Bishop of Bosa (1587);
• Andrés Pacheco, Bishop of Segovia (1588);
• Zbynék Berka z Dubé a Liepé, Archbishop of Prague (1593); and
• Simon Feuerstein, Titular Bishop of Belline and Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen (1598).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Novara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Novara (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Spain". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Spain". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Emperor (Germany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cremona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cremona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}