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The Episcopal Lineage of Pope Gregory XV

Alessandro Ludovisi, Archbishop of Bologna, the future Pope Gregory XV. Ordained bishop 1 May 1612 at Rome by Scipione Cardinal Caffarelli-Borghese, assisted by Fabio Biondi, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Volpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti.


For the continuation of this lineage, please see the lineage of Pope Clement VIII.