Adelardo Cattaneo

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Adelardo Cattaneo (died before October 1214 or in August 1225) - Italian cardinal and bishop. His first name is listed also as Alardo.

He was canon of the cathedral chapter in his native city of Verona. Pope Lucius III created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello in the consistory of March 6, 1185[1] (or in December 1183[2], or in 1184[3]). As such, he countersigned the papal bulls issued between April 20, 1185 and October 28, 1188[4]. He participated in the papal elections of 1185, October and December 1187, 1191 and 1198[5]. In the pontificate of Pope Clement III he served as papal legate in the Holy Land[2]. Towards the end of 1188 he was elected bishop of Verona; he was confirmed by Clement III and took possession of the see in the following year[2]. At that time he resigned his titular church of S. Marcello, but retained his cardinalate and signed the documents as "Cardinal-Priest of the Holy Roman Church, humble bishop of Verona".

Date of his death is uncertain. According to Konrad Eubel he died as bishop of Verona in 1214, before October 13, when his successor was elected[6]. Pius Bonifacius Gams indicates that he resigned the see of Verona in 1214 and died in August 1225[7]. Gaetano Moroni says that he died ca. 1212 and was buried in the church of Saint Zeno in Verona[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ S. Miranda: Consistories of Pope Lucius III
  2. ^ a b c d G. Moroni, p. 262
  3. ^ K. Eubel, p. 1
  4. ^ Jaffé Philipp, Regesta pontificum Romanorum ab condita Ecclesia ad annum post Christum natum MCXCVIII, Berolini 1851, p. 835, 854, 866 and 870
  5. ^ S. Miranda: Papal elections of XII century
  6. ^ K. Eubel, p. 522
  7. ^ P. B. Gams, p. 806

[edit] Bibliography

Gaetano Moroni. Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni. Venice : Tipografia Emiliana, 1840-1861, vol. X, p. 262

Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi, volumen I, p. 1 and 522

Pius Bonifacius Gams, "Series episcoporum Ecclesiae catholicae quotquot innotuerunt a beato Petro apostolo", Ratisbon, 1873, p. 806