Gianbernardino Scotti
Bernardino Scotti | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Bishop of Piacenza | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Piacenza |
| Appointed | 9 August 1559 |
| Term ended | 23 July 1568 |
| Predecessor | Catalano Trivulzio |
| Successor | Paolo Burali d'Arezzo |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of San Matteo in Merulana |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 April 1560 (Bishop) by Cardinal Jean Suau |
| Created cardinal | 20 December 1555 by Pope Paul IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1493 |
| Died | 2 December 1568 (aged 74–75) Rome |
| Buried | San Paolo fuori le Mura |
Bernardino Scotti (or Gianbernardino, c. 1493 – 1568) was an Italian cardinal. Near to the stern positions of Pope Paul IV, he was exponent of the Catholic Reformation. After the death of Pope Paul IV, he moved to his diocese of Piacenza where he repressed any Protestant dissent.