Desiderio Scaglia

Desiderio Cardinal Scaglia, O.P.
Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente
Cardinal-Priest of Twelve Holy Apostles
Cardinal-Priest of San Carlo al Corso
Bishop Emeritus of Como
ChurchSan Carlo al Corso
DioceseMelfi and Rapolla, and Como
Appointed1621
Other post(s)Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Orders
Ordination16 May 1621 (episcopal)
by Giambattista Cardinal Leni
Created cardinal11 January 1621
by Pope Paul V
Personal details
Born1567
Died21 August 1639 (age 72)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSan Carlo al Corso
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Memorial plaque for Desiderio Scaglia erected in 1653 by his nephew Deodato Scaglia, bishop of Alessandria.

Desiderio Scaglia (1567 – 21 August 1639), also known as the Cardinal of Cremona, was an Italian cardinal and bishop. He was a relative of cardinals Girolamo Bernerio, Scipione Cobelluzzi and Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri and was a member of the Dominican Order.