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.