Carlo Odescalchi


Carlo Odescalchi

Archbishop of Ferrara
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
Portrait in oils by Agnes Xavier Trail
SeeFerrara, then Sabina
Appointed10 March 1823, then 15 April 1833
Other post(s)Grand Prior of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
Orders
Ordination31 December 1808 by Marco Agrippa Dandini
Consecration25 May 1823
by Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Cardinal Giuseppe della Porta Rodiani, and Cardinal Lorenzo Girolamo Mattei
Created cardinal10 March 1823
by Pope Pius VII
RankCardinal-bishop
Personal details
Born5 March 1785
Died17 August 1841(1841-08-17) (aged 56)
Modena (independent state)
DenominationCatholic

Carlo Odescalchi, (5 March 1785 – 17 August 1841) was an Italian prince and priest, Archbishop of Ferrara, cardinal of the Catholic Church and Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome. For years a close collaborator of popes Pius VII and Gregory XVI, in 1838 he renounced his titles in order to become a Jesuit.[1]

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Carlo Odescalchi" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.