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Girolamo Boncompagni
His Eminence; Girolamo Boncompagni
Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Bologna
Appointed	11 December 1651
Term ended	24 January 1684
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro (1664–84)
Orders
Consecration	4 February 1652; by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi
Created cardinal	14 January 1664; by Pope Alexander VII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	23 March 1622; Isola del Liri, Papal States
Died	24 January 1684 (aged 61); Bologna, Papal States

Don Girolamo Boncompagni (23 March 1622 – 24 January 1684) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography

He was born in Isola del Liri the son of Don Gregorio I Boncompagni, 2nd Duke of Sora, Aquino, Arce and Arpino, 3rd Marquess of Vignola, and wife Eleonora Zapata called Zappi and the great-grandson of Pope Gregory XIII. There were several other Cardinals in his family; he was the Grand-nephew of Cardinal Filippo Boncompagni (1572), nephew of Cardinal Francesco Boncompagni (1621) and uncle of another Cardinal Girolamo Boncompagni, archbishop of Bologna (1695).^[1]

On 4 February 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Carlo Carafa della Spina, Bishop of Aversa, serving as co-consecrators.^[1]^[2]

He died in Bologna.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[2]

Giulio Spinola, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1658);
Niccolo Pietro Bargellini, Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1665);
Girolamo Gastaldi, Archbishop of Benevento (1680);

and the principal co-consecrator of:

Ascanio Ugolini, Bishop of Muro Lucano (1652).

References

^ ^a ^b Miranda, Salvador. "BONCOMPAGNI, Girolamo (1622-1684)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cheney, David M. "Girolamo Cardinal Boncompagni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi	Archbishop of Bologna 1651–1684	Succeeded by Angelo Maria Ranuzzi
Preceded by Giovanni Battista Deti	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro 1664–1684	Succeeded by Giacomo Cantelmo