(12) 1. DE SIMONE, Gennaro Antonio (1714-1780)
Birth. September 17, 1714, Ginestra, archdiocese of Benevento. Uncle of Cardinal Camillo De Simone (1816). Grand-uncle of Cardinal Domenico De Simone (1830).
Education. Seminary of Benevento, Benevento.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found). Abbot comendatario of S. Elia a Pianisi from 1751. Protonotary apostolic. Auditor of His Holiness.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of March 15, 1773; received the red hat and the title of S. Bernardo alle Terme, April 19, 1773. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Pesaro, March 13, 1775. Consecrated, April 30, 1775, Frascati, by Cardinal Henry Benedict Mary Stuart, duke of York. Resigned government of the diocese, August 18, 1779.
Death. December 16, 1780, Terni. Exposed and buried in the church of S. Francesco, Terni.
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