Ferdinando Millini was born in January 1590. He was the illegitimate son of Paolo Millini, brother of Cardinal
Giovanni Garzia Mellini. On 17 Jun 1619, at the age of only 21, he was appointed
Bishop of Imola by
Pope Paul V, for which he required a special dispensation because he was below the canonical age for ordination and consecration. This dispensation was issued on 26 June 1619. On 15 Sep 1619, he was
consecrated a bishop by
Giambattista Leni,
Bishop of Ferrara, with
Ulpiano Volpi,
Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, and
Francesco Sacrati,
Titular Archbishop of
Damascus, serving as
co-consecrators. He held a second synod on 15 May 1628, and again published the Constitutions. He held a third synod in 1638. He redecorated the Episcopal Palace in Imola in a more elegant style, and built a country villa at Turano. He decorated the attached church. He built a new church for the convent of the Capucines. He admitted the Hermits of Saint Peter of Pisa into the diocese and gave them the Church of S. Giuseppe and the religious house next door. On a commission from
Pope Urban VIII, he successfully mediated the differences between the Duke of Modena and the Duke of Parma. He also acted as quartermaster for the papal troops fighting in the duchy of Ferrara. Ferdinando Millini served as Bishop of Imola until his death on 13 June 1644. While bishop, on 22 April 1635, he was the
principal co-consecrator of
Stefano Durazzo, who became
Archbishop of Genoa (1635) and a Cardinal. == References ==