Adelardo Cattaneo - Italian cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

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 and bishop

Bishop

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. His first name is listed also as Alardo.

He was canon of the cathedral chapter of Verona

Verona

Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...

. Pope Lucius III

Pope Lucius III

Pope Lucius III , born Ubaldo, was pope from 1 September 1181 to his death.A native of the independent republic of Lucca, he was born ca. 1100 as Ubaldo, son of Orlando. He is commonly referred to as a member of the aristocratic family of Allucingoli, but this is not proven...

 created him Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello in the consistory of March 6, 1185 (or in December 1183, or in 1184). As such, he countersigned the papal bulls issued between April 20, 1185 and October 28, 1188. He participated in the papal elections of 1185

Papal election, 1185

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 and October 1187

Papal election, October 1187

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, and possibly also in that of December 1187

Papal election, December 1187

The papal election of December 19, 1187 was a papal election convoked after the death of Pope Gregory VIII. It resulted in the election of Cardinal Paolo Scolari, who took the name of Clement III.-List of participants:...

 and 1191

Papal election, 1191

The papal election of 21 March 1191 took place after the death of pope Clement III and chose the 85-year-old pope Celestine III as his successor....

. In the pontificate of Pope Clement III

Pope Clement III

Pope Clement III , born Paulino Scolari, was elected Pope on December 19, 1187 and reigned until his death.-Cardinal:...

 he served as papal legate

Papal legate

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 in the Holy Land

Holy Land

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. Towards the end of 1188 he was elected bishop of Verona; he was confirmed by Clement III and took possession of the see in the following year. At that time he resigned his titular church of S. Marcello, but retained his cardinalate and signed the documents as "Cardinal-Priest of the Holy Roman Church, humble bishop of Verona". He died after July 17, 1212, but before October 13, 1214, when his successor was elected.