Giovanni Morone

His Eminence

Giovanni Morone
His Eminence; Giovanni Morone
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia
	Portrait of Cardinal Morone by an unknown artist
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ostia
See	Ostia
Appointed	June 1570
Term ended	1 December 1580
Predecessor	Francesco Pisani
Successor	Alessandro Farnese
Other post(s)	Dean of the College of Cardinals; (1570–1580);
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Modena; (1529-1550, 1564-1571); Bishop of Novara; (1552-1560); Cardinal-Bishop of Albano; (1560-1561); Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina; (1561-1562); Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati; (1562, 1564-1565); Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina; (1562-1564); Cardinal-Bishop of Porto–Santa Rufina; (1565-1570);
Orders
Ordination	12 January 1533
Consecration	12 January 1533
Created cardinal	2 June 1542; by Pope Paul III
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Girolamo Morone; 25 January 1509; Milan, Italy
Died	1 December 1580 (aged 71); Rome, Italy
Buried	Santa Maria sopra Minerva

Giovanni Morone (or Moroni) (25 January 1509 – 1 December 1580) was an Italian cardinal. He was named Bishop of Modena in 1529 and was created Cardinal in 1542 by Pope Paul III. As a cardinal, he resided in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace and was consulted by Saint Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits.^[1]

^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Giovanni Morone" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.