Cardinals created by Innocent X
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Innocent X (1644–1655) created 40 cardinal
s in 8 consistories:
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Innocent X (1644–1655) created 40 cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
s in 8 consistories:
14 November 1644
- Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj, nephew of the PopeCardinal-nephewA cardinal-nephew is a cardinal elevated by a Pope who is that cardinal's uncle, or, more generally, his relative. The practice of creating cardinal-nephews originated in the Middle Ages, and reached its apex during the 16th and 17th centuries. The word nepotism originally referred specifically to...
– cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (received the title on 12 December 1644); resigned the cardinalate on 21 January 1647 to marry Olimpia AldobrandiniOlimpia AldobrandiniOlimpia Aldobrandini was a member of the Aldobrandini family of Rome, and the sole heiress to the family fortune.-Biography:...
, † 26 July 1666 - Giancarlo de' MediciGiancarlo de' MediciGiancarlo de' Medici was an Italian cardinal of the House of Medici. Brother of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany....
, brother of the grand duke of Tuscany – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria Nuova (received the title on 20 March 1645), then cardinal-deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (6 March 1656), † 23 January 1663 - Domenico Cecchini, papal Datary (in pectoreIn pectoreIn pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church to refer to appointments to the College of Cardinals by the Pope when the name of the newly appointed cardinal is not publicly revealed...
, published on 6 March 1645) – cardinal-priest of S. Sisto (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 1 May 1656 - Francesco Maria FarneseFrancesco Maria FarneseFrancesco Maria Farnese was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.He was born in Parma, the son Ranuccio I Farnese, duke of Parma, and Margherita Aldobrandini, niece of Pope Clement VIII. He was appointed as cardinal by Pope Innocent X in 1644, but he never came to Rome to received the cardinal hat...
, brother of the duke of Parma and Piacenza (in pectoreIn pectoreIn pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church to refer to appointments to the College of Cardinals by the Pope when the name of the newly appointed cardinal is not publicly revealed...
, published on 4 December 1645) – cardinal-deacon without the title, † 12 July 1647
6 March 1645
- Niccolò Albergati-LudovisiNiccolò Albergati-Ludovisithumb|Cardinal Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi.Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna. He was a cousin of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi....
, archbishop of Bologna – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (25 June 1645), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (11 October 1666), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (19 October 1676), cardinal-bishop of Sabina (13 September 1677), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (15 February 1683), † 9 August 1687 - Pier Luigi CarafaPier Luigi CarafaPier Luigi Carafa was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Roman Curia.He was bishop of Tricarico and nuntius of Cologne....
, bishop of Tricario – cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (received the title on 10 July 1645), † 15 February 1655 - Tiberio Cenci, bishop of Jesi – cardinal-priest of S. CallistoSan CallistoSan Callisto is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, Italy, built over the site of Saint Pope Callistus I and the location of his martyrdom. The original building dates form the time of Pope Gregory III who order the building of a church on the site. The church has been rebuilt twice since,...
(received the title on 24 April 1645), † 26 February 1653 - Orazio GiustinianiOrazio GiustinianiOrazio Giustiniani was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.-Biography:Giustiniani was born the Island of Chios, then part of the Republic of Genoa, to the powerful Giustiniani family. He was a relative of two Bishops of Chio - Girolamo Giustiniani and Marco Giustiniani...
, C.O., bishop of Nocera – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 25 July 1649 - Federico Sforza, protonotary apostolic – cardinal-deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto (received the title on 10 July 1645), then cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (26 June 1656), cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia (21 April 1659), cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (21 November 1661), † 24 May 1676
- Benedetto Odescalchi – cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (21 April 1659), on 21 September 1676 became Pope Innocent XI, † 12 August 1689
- Alderano CyboAlderano Cybothumb|250 px|Cardinal Alderano CyboAlderano Cybo was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.-Biography:Cybo was born 16 July 1613 in Genoa and went to Rome at an early age as prelate to Pope Urban VIII....
– cardinal-priest of S. Pudenziana (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (30 January 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (13 September 1677), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (6 February 1679), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (15 February 1683), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (10 November 1687), † 22 July 1700
28 May 1646
- Jan Kazimierz Waza, S.J., brother of the king of Poland – cardinal-deacon without the title; resigned the cardinalate on 6 July 1648; king of Poland 1648 – 1668, † 16 December 1672
7 October 1647
All the new cardinals received the titular churches on 16 December 1647:- Fabrizio Savelli, archbishop of Salerno – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino, † 26 February 1659
- Michele Mazzarini, O.P., archbishop of Aix – cardinal-priest of S. Cecilia, † 31 August 1648
- Francesco Cherubini, domestic prelate and auditor of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina, † 21 April 1656
- Cristoforo Vidman, auditor of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo, then cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (19 November 1657), cardinal-priest of S. Marco (1 April 1658), † 30 September 1660
- Lorenzo Raggi, general treausurer of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (21 July 1653), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (30 August 1660), cardinal-priest of SS. Quirico e Giulitta (11 February 1664), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (6 February 1679), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (8 January 1680), † 14 January 1687
- Francesco MaidalchiniFrancesco MaidalchiniFrancesco Maidalchini was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.-Early life:Maidalchini was born 12 April 1631 in Viterbo, the son of Andrea Maidalchini and Pacifica Feliziani...
, relative of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-deacon of S. Pancrazio (5 May 1653), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico (23 March 1654), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (11 October 1666), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via (19 October 1689), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (23 July 1691), † 10 June 1700 - Antonio de Aragón-Córdoba-Cardona y Fernández de Córdoba, member of the Council of the Military Orders, royal councilor of King Felipe IV of Spain, member of the Supreme Council of the Tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition ( in pectoreIn pectoreIn pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church to refer to appointments to the College of Cardinals by the Pope when the name of the newly appointed cardinal is not publicly revealed...
, published on 14 March 1650) – cardinal-priest without the title, † 7 October 1650
19 November 1650
- Camillo Astalli-Pamphili, adopted nephew of the Pope – cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (received the title on 17 October 1650), † 21 December 1663
19 February 1652
- Jean-François-Paul de Gondi de Retz, archbishop of Corinto – cardinal-priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (received the title on 14 May 1655), † 24 August 1679
- Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. archbishop of Seville – cardinal-priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (received the title on 23 June 1653), † 2 December 1653
- Fabio Chigi, bishop of Nardò, Secretary of State – cardinal-priest of S. Maria del Popolo (received the title on 12 March 1652), on 7 April 1655 became Pope Alexander VII, † 22 May 1667
- Giovanni Girolamo Lomellini, general treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 4 April 1659
- Luigi OmodeiLuigi Omodei (1607-1685)Luigi Omodei was an Italian cardinal. His nephew Luigi Omodei was also a cardinal.-Life:He exercised several duties in the Roman Curia, notably commissioner general of the papal states under pope Innocent X and general of the papal army...
, protonotary apostolic, dean of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Alessio (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (19 October 1676), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (13 September 1677), cardinal-priest of (8 January 1680), † 26 April 1685 - Pietro Ottoboni, auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota – cardinal-priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of S. Marco (15 November 1660), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (13 September 1677), cardinal-priest of (8 January 1680), cardinal-bishop of Sabiny (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (15 February 1683), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (10 November 1687), on 6 October 1689 became Pope Aleksander VIII, † 1 February 1691
- Giacomo Corradi, auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota – cardinal-priest of S. Maria Traspontina (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 17 January 1666
- Marcello Santacroce, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace – cardinal-priest of S. Stefano in Monte Celio (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 19 December 1674
- Baccio Aldobrandini, privy chamberlain of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Agnese in Agone (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (1 April 1658), † 21 January 1665
- Friedrich von Hessen-DarmstadtFriedrich von Hessen-DarmstadtFriedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt was a German Roman Catholic Church Cardinal who was appointed Crown-cardinal of Austria....
, O.S.Io.Hieros., grand prior in Germany of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro (received the title on 31 May 1655), then cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (30 March 1661), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (12 March 1668), cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (14 May 1670), † 19 February 1682 - Lorenzo Imperiali, governor of Rome and vice-camerlnego of the Holy Roman Church (in pectoreIn pectoreIn pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church to refer to appointments to the College of Cardinals by the Pope when the name of the newly appointed cardinal is not publicly revealed...
, published on 2 March 1654) – cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (received the title on 23 March 1654), † 21 September 1673 - Giberto Borromeo, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace (in pectoreIn pectoreIn pectore is a term used in the Catholic Church to refer to appointments to the College of Cardinals by the Pope when the name of the newly appointed cardinal is not publicly revealed...
, published on 2 March 1654) – cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (received the title on 23 March 1654), † 6 January 1672
23 June 1653
- Carlo BarberiniCarlo Barberinithumb|Cardinal Carlo Barberini .Carlo Barberini was an Italian Catholic cardinal and member of the Barberini family. He was the grand-nephew of Maffeo Barberini and son of Taddeo Barberini .-Biography:Carlo Barberini was born 1 June 1630 in Rome...
, prefect of Rome – cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (received the title on 18 August 1653), then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (30 August 1660), cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (2 December 1675), cardinal-priest of S. Maria della Pace (27 September 1683), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (30 April 1685), † 2 October 1704
2 March 1654
All the new cardinals received the titular churches on 23 March 1654.- Giovanni Battista Spada, patriarch of Constantinople– cardinal-priest of S. Susanna, then cardinal-priest of S. Marcello (27 January 1659), cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (25 September 1673), † 23 January 1675
- Prospero Caffarelli, auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. CallistoSan CallistoSan Callisto is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, Italy, built over the site of Saint Pope Callistus I and the location of his martyrdom. The original building dates form the time of Pope Gregory III who order the building of a church on the site. The church has been rebuilt twice since,...
, † 14 August 1659 - Francesco Albizzi, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and assessor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition – cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via, then cardinal-priest of SS. IV Coronati (24 August 1671), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (8 January 1680), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (1 December 1681), † 5 October 1684
- Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace – cardinal-priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, then cardinal-priest of S. Cecilia (18 March 1658), † 26 September 1674
- Carlo Pio di Savoia, treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (11 February 1664), cardinal-priest of S. Prisca (14 November 1667), cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (28 January 1675), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Sabiny (15 February 1683), † 13 February 1689
- Carlo GualterioCarlo GualterioCarlo Gualterio was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.-Biography:Gualterio was born at Orvieto. Among his relatives, Silvio Antoniani was cardinal and Sebastiano Gualterio had been Bishop of Viterbo, Papal Nuncio to France and the Council of Trent...
, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and advocate of the poor – cardinal-deacon of Pancrazio, then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (12 March 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Eusebio (15 January 1669), † 1 January 1673 - Decio Azzolini, secretary of Briefs to the Princes and of the Sacred College of Cardinals – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (12 March 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (22 December 1681), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (15 February 1683), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (13 November 1684), † 8 June 1689
Sources
- The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- P. Gauchat: Hierarchia Catholica, vol. IV, Münster 1935