[2][6] His title was more than pastoral and he used his position to secure funding and troops for the expeditions of his uncle Ludovico il Moro.
[7][8] In 1512, he was again reappointed as Bishop of Lodi by Pope Julius II[6] after the expulsion of the French from Italy.
[5] On 19 November 1519, he was appointed Bishop of Arezzo by Pope Leo X(switching places with Gerolamo Sansoni), where he served until his resignation in 1525.
[6] In 1527, he returned to Lodi, this time as the head of a band of mercenary troops where he helped to secure Milanese control of the city[3] from the Venetians (who had seized it from the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V in 1526).
[5] On 20 May 1541, he was appointed Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze and Titular Patriarch of Alexandria by Pope Paul III.