Cosimo de Torres
| Cosimo de Torres | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1641–1642 |
| Predecessor | Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona |
| Successor | Antonio Marcello Barberini |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | April 25, 1621 by Maffeo Barberini |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1584 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 1 May 1642 (age 58) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto(1621–1622) Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1621–1622) Prefect of the Congregation of the Council (1623–1626) Bishop of Perugia (1624–1634) Archbishop of Monreale (1634–1642) Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641) |
Cosimo de Torres also Cosmo de Torres and Cosma de Torres (1584–1642) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1641–1642), Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio (1623–1641), Archbishop of Monreale (1634–1642), Bishop of Perugia (1624–1634), Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1621–1622), and Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1621–1622).
Cosimo de Torres was born to a noble family in Rome, Italy in 1584, the son of Marchis Giovanni de Torres and Giulia Mattei, princess of Papareschi. His family was of Spanish descent having moved from Malaga, Spain in the early 16th century. His uncles Girolamo Mattei (named cardinal in 1586) and Ludovico de Torres, iuniore (named cardinal in 1606) were also cardinals. Torres obtained a doctorate in utroque iure in canon and civil law from the University of Perugia. After school, he was assigned to the college of protonotaries apostolic under the guidance of his uncle, Cardinal Mattei. In 1608, he served on the Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace.
On March 17, 1621, he was elected during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto with special dispensation for not yet receiving the presbyterate. On April 25, 1621, he was consecrated bishop in the church of S. Andrea della Valle by Maffeo Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Diofebo Farnese, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.Giovanni Mascardi, Bishop of Nebbio, was consecrated in the same ceremony.
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