Filippo Sega


Filippo Sega
Bishop of Piacenza
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DiocesePiacenza
SeePiacenza
Appointed3 October 1578
Term ended29 May 1596
PredecessorTommaso Gigli
SuccessorClaudio Rangoni
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1594-96)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ripatransone (1575-78)
Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1577-81)
Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1586-87)
Orders
Consecration29 June 1575
by Gabriele Del Monte
Created cardinal18 December 1591
by Pope Innocent IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Filippo Sega

(1537-08-22)22 August 1537
Died29 May 1596(1596-05-29) (aged 58)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSant'Onofrio al Gianicolo
Alma materUniversity of Bologna

Filippo Sega (22 August 1537 – 29 May 1596) was a Catholic bishop from 1575 to 1596 and a cardinal from 1591 to 1596. He served as a papal diplomat in several important and sensitive posts, in Flanders, Spain, Vienna, Prague, and France.