San Lorenzo in Lucina
On July 16, 1562, he opted for San Lorenzo in Lucina, a titular church declared to be a deaconry "pro illa vice". He opted for the order of cardinal priests on March 1, 1564 and San Lorenzo in Lucina was returned to its status as a titular church at that time. He resigned the government of the Archdiocese of Cosenza sometime before January 12, 1565. On May 5, 1565, he was elected Bishop of Mantua with dispensation for not having reached the canonical age.