Giovanni Michele Saraceni

Giovanni Michele Saraceni (1 December 1498 – 27 April 1568) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

His Eminence Giovanni Michele Saraceni
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	23 Mar 1536 by Antonio Sanseverino
Personal details
Born	1 December 1498 Naples, Italy
Died	27 April 1568 (age 69) Rome, Italy

Biography

Saraceni was born in Naples and was a relative of Cardinal Fabio Mignanelli.^[1]

He was the archbishop of Acerenza and Matera from 1536. On 23 Mar 1536, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Sanseverino, Archbishop of Taranto, with Lorenzo Santarelli, Bishop of Pult, and Giacomo Ponzetti, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He was made cardinal on 20 November 1551 by Pope Julius III.

He took part in revising the acts of the Council of Trent, and in other Papal missions, including investigating the charges against Cardinal Carlo Carafa.

Cardinal Saraceni died in Rome in 1568.

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Giovanni Michele Saraceni

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2] Girolamo Seripando, Archbishop of Salerno (1554); Adriano Fuscone, Bishop of Aquino (1554); Gerolamo Melchiori, Bishop of Macerata (1554); Fabio Capelleto, Bishop of Lacedonia (1555); Virgilio Rosario, Bishop of Ischia (1555); Antonio Ghislieri, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1556); Sigismondo Saraceno, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1556); Flavio Orsini, Bishop of Muro Lucano (1561); Annibale Saraceni, Bishop of Lecce (1561); Mario Carafa, Archbishop of Naples (1566); and Pietro Lunello, Bishop of Gaeta (1566),