Cardinals Created by Gregory XVI (1840-6)

[1] Cardinal Lodovico Altieri

former Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index
former Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera
former Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran

Born:	1805.07.17 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1833.03.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1836.07.17
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1840.12.14
Revealed as Cardinal:	1845.04.21
Died:	1867.08.11 (Albano, Italy † 62)

Privy Chamberlain Participantium (1826.04 – 1836.07.11)

Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1836.07.11 – 1845.04.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1836.07.18 – 1845.04.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1845.11.24 – 1860.12.17)

Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1850 – 1866)

Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1857.03.19 – 1867.08.11)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1860.12.17 – 1867.08.11)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1861.09.05 – 1867.08.11)

Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (1863.03.08 – 1867.08.11)

[2] Cardinal Silvestro Belli

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina
former Bishop of Jesi (Italy)

Born:	1781.12.29 (Anagni, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1840.12.14
Revealed as Cardinal:	1841.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1842.02.24
Died:	1844.09.09 (Iesi, Italy † 62)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1841.07.15 – 1844.09.09)

Bishop of Jesi (Italy) (1842.01.24 – 1844.09.09)

Consistory of 1841.03.01 (1)

1. Cardinal Louis-Jacques-Maurice de Bonald

Sedes Gallium primes

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)

Born:	1787.10.30 (Millau, France)
Ordained Priest:	1812.02.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1823.04.27
Created Cardinal:	1841.03.01
Died:	1870.02.25 (Lyon, France † 82)

Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay (France) ([1823.01.13] 1823.03.10 – 1840.04.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) ([1839.12.04] 1840.04.27 – 1870.02.25)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1842.05.23 – 1870.02.25)

Consistory of 1841.07.12 (1)

[1] Cardinal Tommaso Pasquale Gizzi

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
former Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat

Born:	1787.09.22 (Ceccano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1810.09.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1839.04.21
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1841.07.12
Revealed as Cardinal:	1844.01.22
Died:	1849.06.03 (Lenola, Italy † 61)

Titular Archbishop of Thebæ (1839.02.18 – 1844.01.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1844.01.25 – 1849.06.03)

Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat (1846.08.08 – 1849.06.03)

Consistory of 1842.01.24 (2)

1. Cardinal Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia)

Born:	1809.04.06 (Wien, Austria)
Ordained Priest:	1833.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1836.05.01
Created Cardinal:	1842.01.24
Died:	1885.03.27 (Wien, Austria † 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) ([1835.09.23] 1836.02.01 – 1850.05.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino (1842.01.27 – 1885.03.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia) ([1849.12.13] 1850.05.20 – 1885.03.27)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1877.07.08 – 1885.03.27)

2. Cardinal Cosimo Corsi

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy)

Born:	1798.06.10 (Firenze, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1842.01.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1845.01.26
Died:	1870.10.07 (Agnano, Italy † 72)

Prelate Auditor of Sacred Roman Rota (1815 – 1835)

Dean of Sacred Roman Rota (1835 – 1842.01.24)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo (1842.01.27 – 1870.10.07)

Bishop of Jesi (Italy) (1845.01.20 – 1853.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Pisa (Italy) (1853.12.19 – 1870.10.07)

Consistory of 1843.01.27 (4)

1. Cardinal Francesco di Paola Villadicani

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina (Italy)

Born:	1780.02.22 (Messina, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1802.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1820.10.28
Created Cardinal:	1843.01.27
Died:	1861.06.13 (Messina, Italy † 81)

Titular Bishop of Orthosia (1820.10.02 – 1823.11.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1823.11.17 – 1861.06.13)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1843.06.22 – 1861.06.13)

2. Cardinal Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy)

Born:	1794.11.04 (Cremona, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1818.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1826.10.29
Created Cardinal:	1843.01.27
Died:	1850.04.11 (Ferrara, Italy † 55)

Bishop of Cervia (Italy) (1826.07.03 – 1831.09.30)

Bishop of Foligno (Italy) (1831.09.30 – 1832.12.17)

Archbishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1832.12.17 – 1838.02.12)

Titular Archbishop of Edessa (1838.02.12 – 1843.01.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy) (1843.01.30 – 1850.04.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1843.01.30 – 1850.04.11)

3. Cardinal Paolo Mangelli Orsi

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin
former Auditor General of Reverend Apostolic Camera

Born:	1762.10.30 (Forlì, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1843.01.27
Died:	1846.03.04 (Roma, Italy † 83)

Auditor General of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1842 – 1843.01.27)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala (1843.01.30 – 1844.02.22)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1844.02.22 – 1846.03.04)

4. Cardinal Giovanni Serafini

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin

Born:	1786.10.15 (Magliano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:	1843.01.27
Died:	1855.02.01 (Roma, Italy † 68)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (1843.01.30 – 1846.04.16)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (1846.04.16 – 1855.02.01)

Consistory of 1843.06.19 (2)

1. Cardinal Francisco de São Luiz Saraiva, O.S.B.

former Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)

Born:	1766.01.26 (Ponte de Lima, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1789.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1822.09.15
Created Cardinal:	1843.06.19
Died:	1845.05.07 (Lisboa, Portugal † 79)

Coadjutor Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1821.04.19 – 1822.04.16)

Bishop of Coimbra (Portugal) (1822.04.16 – 1824.04.30)

Titular Bishop of Dura (1824.04.30 – 1843.04.03)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) ([1840] 1843.04.03 – 1845.05.07)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1843.06.19 – 1845.05.07)

2. Cardinal Antonio Maria Cadolini, B.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente
former Bishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy)

Born:	1771.07.10 (Ancona, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1794.04.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1822.04.21
Created Cardinal:	1843.06.19
Died:	1851.08.01 (Ancona, Italy † 80)

Bishop of Cesena (Italy) (1822.04.19 – 1838.02.12)

Bishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy) (1838.02.12 – 1851.08.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1843.06.22 – 1851.08.01)

Consistory of 1844.01.22 (3)

1. Cardinal Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo

former Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
former Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary

Born:	1797.12.14 (Santopadre, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1824.08.10
Created Cardinal:	1844.01.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.02.11
Died:	1867.01.13 (Roma, Italy † 69)

Auditor General of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1843 – 1844.01.22)

Bishop of Senigallia (Italy) (1844.01.22 – 1848.07.18)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1844.01.25 – 1854.06.23)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1853.06.27 – 1860.09.26)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1854.06.23 – 1867.01.13)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1855 – 1856)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1860.09.28 – 1867.01.13)

2. Cardinal Niccola Clarelli Parracciani

former Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Born:	1799.04.12 (Rieti, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1822.06.01
Created Cardinal:	1844.01.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.02.11
Died:	1872.07.07 (Vico Equense, Italy † 73)

Bishop of Montefiascone (Italy) (1844.01.22 – 1854.06)

Bishop of Corneto (Italy) (1844.01.22 – 1854.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1844.01.25 – 1867.02.22)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1860.10.10 – 1863.04.23)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1863 – 1864)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1867.02.22 – 1872.07.07)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1870 – 1872.07.07)

[3] Cardinal Fabio Maria Asquini

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
former Patriarch of Constantinople
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics

Born:	1802.08.14 (Fagagna, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1825.02.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1837.10.08
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1844.01.22
Revealed as Cardinal:	1845.04.21
Died:	1878.12.22 (Roma, Italy † 76)

Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1837.10.02 – 1844.01.22)

Patriarch of Constantinople (1844.01.22 – 1845.04.21)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio (1845.04.24 – 1877.09.21)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1847.05.02 – 1863.05.08)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1862 – 1863)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1877.09.21 – 1878.12.22)

Consistory of 1844.07.22 (5)

1. Cardinal Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy)

Born:	1805.07.12 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1841.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.07.22
Created Cardinal:	1844.07.22
Died:	1879.06.17 (Napoli, Italy † 73)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy) (1844.07.22 – 1879.05.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1844.07.25 – 1879.05.12)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1864 – 1865)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1879.05.12 – 1879.06.17)

[2] Cardinal Francesco Capaccini

former Auditor General of Reverend Apostolic Camera

Born:	1784.08.14 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1844.07.22
Revealed as Cardinal:	1845.04.21
Died:	1845.06.15 (Roma, Italy † 60)

Apostolic Internuncio to Netherlands (1828 – 1831)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Batavia (Netherlands) (1829 – 1831)

Substitute for General Affairs of Apostolic Secretariat (1831 – 1837)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1836.07.11 – 1843)

Auditor General of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1844 – 1845.04.21)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1845.04.21 – 1845.06.15)

[3] Cardinal Giuseppe Antonio Zacchia Rondinini

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
former Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera

Born:	1787.02.22 (Vezzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1841.07.26
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1844.07.22
Revealed as Cardinal:	1845.04.21
Died:	1845.11.26 (Roma, Italy † 58)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1842.01.25 – 1845.04.21)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (1845.04.24 – 1845.11.26)

[4] Cardinal Lorenzo Simonetti

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna

Born:	1789.05.27 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1844.07.22
Revealed as Cardinal:	1845.11.24
Died:	1855.01.09 (Roma, Italy † 65)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1846.01.19 – 1855.01.09)

[5] Cardinal Giacomo Piccolomini

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco

Born:	1795.07.31 (Siena, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1844.07.22
Revealed as Cardinal:	1845.11.24
Died:	1861.08.17 (Siena, Italy † 66)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1846.01.19 – 1847.10.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1847.10.04 – 1861.08.17)

Consistory of 1845.04.21 (0)

Consistory of 1845.11.24 (0)

Consistory of 1846.01.19 (3)

1. Cardinal Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva
former Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal)
former Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Born:	1793.02.01 (Coimbra, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1819.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1843.07.02
Created Cardinal:	1846.01.19
Died:	1857.11.15 (Lisboa, Portugal † 64)

Bishop of Leiria (Portugal) ([1840] 1843.04.03 – 1845.11.24)

Patriarch of Lisboa (Portugal) (1845.11.24 – 1857.11.15)

Bishop of Castelo Branco (Portugal) (1846 – 1857.11.15)

Apostolic Administrator of Portalegre (Portugal) (1846 – 1857.11.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1854.11.30 – 1857.11.15)

2. Cardinal Sisto Riario Sforza

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)

Born:	1810.12.05 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1833.09.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1845.05.25
Created Cardinal:	1846.01.19
Died:	1877.09.29 (Napoli, Italy † 66)

Bishop of Aversa (Italy) (1845.04.24 – 1845.11.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) (1845.11.24 – 1877.09.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1846.04.16 – 1877.09.29)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1865 – 1866)

3. Cardinal Joseph Bernet

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Aix (France)

Born:	1770.09.04 (Saint-Flour, France)
Ordained Priest:	1795.11.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1827.08.12
Created Cardinal:	1846.01.19
Died:	1846.07.05 (Aix-en-Provence, France † 75)

Bishop of La Rochelle (France) ([1827.03.29] 1827.06.25 – 1836.02.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Aix (France) ([1835.10.06] 1836.02.01 – 1846.07.05)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1846.01.19 – 1846.07.05)