Ottavio Paravicini
# Ottavio Paravicini

Ottavio Paravicini (1552–1611) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

## Early life

Born into the noble family from Valtellina, he was the son of Giovanni Michele Paravicini and Lomellina Laudata of Gaeta.

## Biography

On 15 Jul 1584, he was consecrated bishop by Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, with Filippo Sega, Bishop of Piacenza, and Francesco Bossi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.

## Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

* Camillo Borghese, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1594);
* Filippo Archinto, Bishop of Como (1595);
* Eugenio Savino, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1596);
* Johann Jakob Mirgel, Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia and Auxiliary Bishop of Konstanz (1598);
* Ursino de Bertiis, Bishop of Trieste (1598);
* Vittorino Mansi, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1599);
* Francisco Velarde de la Cuenca, Archbishop of Messina (1599);
* Gregor Helfenstein, Titular Bishop of Azotus and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (1599);
* Placido Fava, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1600);
* Camillo Olario (Aulari, Ozario), Bishop of Bobbio (1602);
* Lucio de Morra, Archbishop of Otranto (1606);
* Istvan Szentandrássy (Cecchio), Bishop of Smederevo (1606);
* Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa, Archbishop of Salerno (1606);
* Giulio Lana, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1606);
* Giambattista Leni, Bishop of Mileto (1608);

and the principal co-consecrator of:

* Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (1586);
* Giovanni Evangelista Pallotta, Archbishop of Cosenza (1587); and
* Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi (1607).
