bishop guglielmo of bobbio died at bobbio on 3 september 1301. the chapter of the cathedral of reggio met, and at the request of azzo d'este, lord of reggio, they unanimously elected fra giovannino dei melonelli, o.min. the minister general of the franciscans, however, refused to sanction the election, and pope boniface viii therefore quashed the election. the pope then nominated matteo visconti, a canon of the cathedral of milan, who refused the election. finally, on 3 april, in a public consistory, the pope proposed the name of enrico de casalorci, who was a canon of the cathedral of cremona. his appointment was published at the lateran on 30 april, and he was consecrated at anagni by cardinal matteo di aquasparta, bishop of porto, on 22 july 1302. his formal entry into his diocese took place on 17 august.