# Cosimo de Torres

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{{Short description|Italian Roman Catholic cardinal}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type        = Cardinal
| honorific-prefix = [His Eminence](/source/His_Eminence)
| name        = Cosimo de Torres
| title       = [Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)), [Archbishop of Monreale](/source/Archbishop_of_Monreale)
| image       = Card de torres.jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     =
| image_size=240px
| church      = [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church)
| archdiocese = 
| diocese     = 
| other_post         = [Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere](/source/Santa_Maria_in_Trastevere) (1641–42)
| term        = 1634–1642
| predecessor = [Jerónimo Venero Leyva](/source/Jer%C3%B3nimo_Venero_Leyva)
| successor   = [Giovanni Torresiglia](/source/Giovanni_Torresiglia)

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| ordination     = 
| ordained_by    = 
| consecration   =  April 25, 1621
| consecrated_by = [Maffeo Barberini](/source/Maffeo_Barberini)
| cardinal       = 
| rank           = [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest)
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| birth_date    = 1584
| birth_place   = [Rome](/source/Rome), [Papal States](/source/Papal_States)
| death_date    = 1 May 1642 (age 58)
| death_place   = [Rome](/source/Rome), Papal States
| previous_post = [Titular Archbishop](/source/Titular_Archbishop) of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' (1621–22)<br>[Apostolic Nuncio to Poland](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio_to_Poland) (1621–22)<br> [Prefect of the Congregation of the Council](/source/Sacred_Congregation_of_the_Council) (1623–26)<br>[Bishop of Perugia](/source/Bishop_of_Perugia) (1624–34)<br>[Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [San Pancrazio](/source/San_Pancrazio) (1623–41)
| nationality   = Italian
}}

'''Cosimo de Torres''' also '''Cosmo de Torres''' and '''Cosma de Torres''' (1584–1642) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [Santa Maria in Trastevere](/source/Santa_Maria_in_Trastevere) (1641–1642), [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [San Pancrazio](/source/San_Pancrazio) (1623–1641), [Archbishop of Monreale](/source/Archbishop_of_Monreale) (1634–1642), [Bishop of Perugia](/source/Bishop_of_Perugia) (1624–1634), [Apostolic Nuncio to Poland](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio_to_Poland) (1621–1622), and [Titular Archbishop](/source/Titular_Archbishop) of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' (1621–1622).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres>{{cite web |last=Miranda |first=Salvador |title= TORRES, Cosimo de (1584-1642) |url= https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1622.htm#Torres |work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church |access-date=July 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name=CathHierCosimoTorres>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btorrc.html "Cosimo Cardinal de Torres"] ''[Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org)''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2017</ref>

==Biography==
Cosimo de Torres was born to a noble family in [Rome](/source/Rome), [Italy](/source/Italy) in 1584, the son of [Marchis](/source/Marquess) Giovanni de Torres and Giulia Mattei, princess of [Papareschi](/source/Papareschi).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> His family was of Spanish descent having moved from [Málaga](/source/M%C3%A1laga), [Spain](/source/Spain) in the early 16th century.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> His uncles [Girolamo Mattei](/source/Girolamo_Mattei) (named cardinal in 1586) and [Ludovico de Torres](/source/Ludovico_de_Torres_(cardinal)), iuniore (named cardinal in 1606) were also cardinals.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> Torres obtained a doctorate ''in utroque iure'' in canon and civil law from the [University of Perugia](/source/University_of_Perugia).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> After school, he was assigned to the college of protonotaries apostolic under the guidance of his uncle, Cardinal Mattei.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> In 1608, he served on the Referendary of the Tribunals of the [Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace](/source/Apostolic_Signature_of_Justice_and_of_Grace).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres />

On March 17, 1621, he was elected during the papacy of [Pope Gregory XV](/source/Pope_Gregory_XV) as [Titular Archbishop](/source/Titular_Archbishop) of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' with special dispensation for not yet receiving the [presbyterate](/source/presbyterate).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On April 25, 1621, he was [consecrated](/source/consecrated) bishop in the  church of S. Andrea della Valle by [Maffeo Barberini](/source/Maffeo_Barberini), [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [Sant'Onofrio](/source/Sant'Onofrio_(Rome)), with [Diofebo Farnese](/source/Diofebo_Farnese), [Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem](/source/Latin_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem), and [Ulpiano Volpi](/source/Ulpiano_Volpi), [Bishop of Novara](/source/Bishop_of_Novara),  serving as [co-consecrators](/source/co-consecrators).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> [Giovanni Mascardi](/source/Giovanni_Mascardi), [Bishop of Nebbio](/source/Bishop_of_Nebbio), was consecrated in the same ceremony.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres />

On May 21, 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as [Apostolic Nuncio to Poland](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio_to_Poland) where he served until December 2, 1622.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On September 5, 1622, he was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Gregory XV in the Consistory of 1622 and installed on March 20, 1623, with the title of [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [San Pancrazio](/source/San_Pancrazio).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On May 22, 1623, he was named to the Prefect of the [S.C. of the Tridentine Council](/source/S.C._of_the_Tridentine_Council) where he served until 1626.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> He successively served as Abbot of S. Maria di Perno; Abbot of S. Giovanni di Tremisto; and Abbot of S. Nicola di Mamola.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres />
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As cardinal, he participated in the [Conclave of 1623](/source/Papal_conclave%2C_1623) which elected [Pope Urban VIII](/source/Pope_Urban_VIII).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On September 16, 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of [Pope Urban VIII](/source/Pope_Urban_VIII) as [Bishop of Perugia](/source/Bishop_of_Perugia).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On January 9, 1634, he was appointed as [Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals](/source/Camerlengo_of_the_Sacred_College_of_Cardinals) where he served until January 8, 1635.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On April 3, 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as [Archbishop of Monreale](/source/Archbishop_of_Monreale) which had previously been occupied by both his grand-uncle [Ludovico II](/source/Ludovico_de_Torres_(bishop%2C_born_1533)) de Torres and his uncle Cardinal [Ludovico III de Torres](/source/Ludovico_de_Torres_(cardinal)).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres /> On July 1, 1641, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [Santa Maria in Trastevere](/source/Santa_Maria_in_Trastevere).<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres />

Torres died on May 1, 1642, in Rome from [dropsy](/source/dropsy) and is buried in the church of S. Pancrazio in Rome.<ref name=MirandaCosimodeTorres />

==Episcopal succession==
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! style="background:#F5DEB3"|  <small>Episcopal succession of Cosimo de Torres </small>
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While bishop, he was the [principal consecrator](/source/principal_consecrator) of:<ref name=CathHierCosimoTorres />
*[Tommaso Carafa](/source/Tommaso_Carafa), [Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino](/source/Bishop_of_Vulturara_e_Montecorvino) (1623);
*[Gennaro Filomarino](/source/Gennaro_Filomarino), [Bishop of Calvi Risorta](/source/Bishop_of_Calvi_Risorta) (1623);
*[Pier Luigi Carafa](/source/Pier_Luigi_Carafa_(bishop)), [Bishop of Tricarico](/source/Bishop_of_Tricarico) (1624);
*[Giovanni Battista Indelli](/source/Giovanni_Battista_Indelli), [Bishop of San Marco](/source/Bishop_of_San_Marco) (1624);
*[Antimo degli Atti](/source/Antimo_degli_Atti), [Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli](/source/Bishop_of_Ortona_a_Mare_e_Campli) (1624);
*[Francesco Traina](/source/Francesco_Traina), [Bishop of Agrigento](/source/Bishop_of_Agrigento) (1627);
*[Jan Baikowski](/source/Jan_Baikowski), [Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań](/source/Bishop_of_Pozna%C5%84) and [Titular Bishop](/source/Titular_Bishop) of ''Aenus'' (1627);
*[Paul Aldringen](/source/Paul_Aldringen), [Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg](/source/Bishop_of_Strasbourg) and [Titular Bishop](/source/Titular_Bishop) of ''Tripolis in Phoenicia'' (1627);
*[Mikołaj Gabriel Fredro](/source/Miko%C5%82aj_Gabriel_Fredro), [Bishop of Bacău](/source/Bishop_of_Bac%C4%83u) (1627);
*[Francesco Maria Brancaccio](/source/Francesco_Maria_Brancaccio), [Bishop of Capaccio](/source/Bishop_of_Capaccio) (1627);
*[Annibale Mascambruno](/source/Annibale_Mascambruno), [Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia](/source/Bishop_of_Castellammare_di_Stabia) (1627);
*[Luis Jiménez](/source/Luis_Jim%C3%A9nez_(bishop)), [Bishop of Ugento](/source/Bishop_of_Ugento) (1627);
*[Giacomo Marenco](/source/Giacomo_Marenco), [Bishop of Saluzzo](/source/Bishop_of_Saluzzo) (1627);
*[Gaspar Gajosa](/source/Gaspar_Gajosa), [Bishop of L'Aquila](/source/Bishop_of_L'Aquila) (1628);
*[Zacharie Novowski](/source/Zacharie_Novowski), [Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv](/source/Bishop_of_Lviv) and [Titular Bishop](/source/Titular_Bishop) of ''Nicopolis ad Iaterum'' (1634); 
and the [principal co-consecrator](/source/principal_co-consecrator) of:<ref name=CathHierCosimoTorres />
*[Ludovico Ludovisi](/source/Ludovico_Ludovisi), [Archbishop of Bologna](/source/Archbishop_of_Bologna) (1621); and
*[Agostino Morosini](/source/Agostino_Morosini), [Titular Archbishop](/source/Titular_Archbishop) of ''Damascus'' (1621).
|}

==References==
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==External links and additional sources==
*{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (Titular See) |publisher=[Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org)|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2h04.html  |accessdate=}} (for Chronology of Bishops)
*{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Titular Metropolitan See of Hadrianopolis in Hæmimonto (Turkey) |publisher=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0062.htm |accessdate=}} (for Chronology of Bishops)
*{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve |publisher=[Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org)|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpcdp.html |accessdate=}} (for Chronology of Bishops)
*{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy)|publisher=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/peru0.htm |accessdate=}} (for Chronology of Bishops)

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| title  = [Titular Archbishop](/source/Titular_Archbishop) of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto''
| years  = 1621–1622
| before = [Vitaliano Visconti Borromeo](/source/Vitaliano_Visconti_Borromeo)
| after  = [Giovanni Benini](/source/Giovanni_Benini)}}
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| title  = [Apostolic Nuncio to Poland](/source/Apostolic_Nuncio_to_Poland)
| years  = 1621–1622
| before = [Francesco Diotallevi](/source/Francesco_Diotallevi)
| after  = [Giovanni Battista Lancellotti](/source/Giovanni_Battista_Lancellotti)}}
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| title  = [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [San Pancrazio](/source/San_Pancrazio)
| years  = 1623–1641
| before = [Gabriel Trejo y Paniagua](/source/Gabriel_Trejo_y_Paniagua)
| after  = [Gaspare Mattei](/source/Gaspare_Mattei)}}
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| title  = [Prefect of the Congregation of the Council](/source/Sacred_Congregation_of_the_Council)
| years  = 1623–1626
| before = [Roberto Ubaldini](/source/Roberto_Ubaldini)
| after  = [Fabrizio Verospi](/source/Fabrizio_Verospi)}}
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| title  = [Bishop of Perugia](/source/Bishop_of_Perugia)
| years  = 1624–1634
| before = [Napoleone Comitoli](/source/Napoleone_Comitoli)
| after  = [Benedetto Ubaldi](/source/Benedetto_Ubaldi)}}
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| title  = [Archbishop of Monreale](/source/Archbishop_of_Monreale)
| years  = 1634–1642
| before = [Jerónimo Venero Leyva](/source/Jer%C3%B3nimo_Venero_Leyva)
| after  = [Giovanni Torresiglia](/source/Giovanni_Torresiglia)}}
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| title  = [Cardinal-Priest](/source/Cardinal-Priest) of [Santa Maria in Trastevere](/source/Santa_Maria_in_Trastevere)
| years  = 1641–1642
| before = [Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona](/source/Guido_Bentivoglio_d'Aragona)
| after  = [Antonio Marcello Barberini](/source/Antonio_Marcello_Barberini)}}
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