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Marcellus II

Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555

  • Child of Riccardo Cervini and Cassandra Benci
  • Dated 6 May 1501 CE – 1 May 1555 CE
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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Belonged to

Offices held 6

  1. Template-Cardinal
    from 19 December 1539 CE cardinal Has references
  2. from 24 September 1540 CE Roman Catholic Bishop of Reggio Emilia Has references
  3. from 29 February 1544 CE Roman Catholic Bishop of Gubbio Has references
  4. from 1545 CE Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
  5. 24 May 1550 CE – 9 April 1555 CE Prefect of the Vatican Library Number 1 in the sequence
  6. 19 April 1555 CE – 1 May 1555 CE Pope Number 222 in the sequence Succeeded Julius III · Succeeded by Paul IV

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