Marcantonio Bobba

Marcantonio Bobba (died 1575) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Marcantonio Bobba was born in Casale Monferrato, the son of Palatine Count Alberto Bobba. His family was related to the signori of Rosignano Monferrato.

He was educated at the University of Turin, becoming a doctor of both laws. There, he gained the favor of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, who made him a senator of Turin.

He was ordained as a priest around 1556. On June 14, 1557, he was elected to be Bishop of Aosta. He was consecrated as a bishop in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo de' Medici. The Duke of Savoy named him ambassador of the Duchy of Savoy to the Holy See in 1559. He arrived at the Council of Trent on January 17, 1563, participating in the Council until its close. He was also the Duchy of Savoy's ambassador to the Council. From June 21, 1563, he was a member of the Council's commission on canons and marriage.

Pope Pius IV made him a cardinal priest in the consistory of March 12, 1565. He participated in the papal conclave of 1565-66 that elected Pope Pius V. He received the red hat and the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite on February 8, 1566. Together with Cardinals Giovanni Ricci, Giovanni Francesco Commendone, and Alessandro Sforza, was named by Pope Pius V inspector of rivers, ports and public roads of Rome. He was a participant in the papal conclave of 1572 that elected Pope Gregory XIII. On June 2, 1572, he opted for the titular church of San Marcello al Corso.

He was a good friend of Cardinal Charles Borromeo.

He died in Rome on March 18, 1575. He was buried in Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.