(40) 1. CALINI, Ludovico (1696-1782)
Birth. January 18, 1696, Calino, fief of his family, diocese of Brescia.
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, Rome, 1721; obtained the doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, June 5, 1725 (no further educational information found).
Priesthood. Ordained, December 17, 1718. Synodal examiner in Brescia.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Crema, September 11, 1730. Consecrated, September 21, 1730, Rome, by Cardinal Angelo Maria Quirini, O.S.B.Cas., bishop of Brescia. Resigned government of the diocese, January 27, 1751. Promoted to the titular patriarchate of Antioch, February 1, 1751. Preceptor commendatario of the archhospital of S. Spirito in Sassia, Rome.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Anastasia, December 1, 1766. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Opted for the title of S. Stefano al Monte Celio, March 4, 1771. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, February 28, 1774. Prefect of the S.C. of Indulgences and Sacred Relics. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI.
Death. December 9, 1782, Brescia. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Brescia.
(41) 2. SERRA, Niccolò (1706-1767)
Birth. November 17, 1706, Genoa. Son of Francesco Maria Serra, senator of the Republic of Genoa, and Laura Negroni.
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, March 23, 1730).
Early life. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of of Grace, December 14, 1730. Vice-legate in the city of Urbino, 1731. Governor of Camerino, July 28, 1732, Governor of Ancona, September 4, 1734; Governor of Viterbo, January 7, 1741. Governor of Perugia, August 12, 1741. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber, 1743. Relator of the Congregation of Spoliorum et Computorum. President of the Zecca (Department of Currency), 1746. President of the Administration of Jails, 1747. Prefect of the Congregation of Roads, 1751. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and Grace. Received the minor order, December 8, 1753; subdiaconate, December 16, 1753; diaconate, December 21, 1753.
Priesthood. Ordained, December 28, 1753.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Mitilene, January 14, 1754. Consecrated, January 20, 1754, Rome, by Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Feroni. Nuncio in Poland, February 9, 1754. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, November 8, 1760. Auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber, November 17, 1760.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Croce in Gerusalemme, December 1, 1766. Legate in Ferrara for a triennium, December 1, 1766.
Death. December 14, 1767, Ferrara. Exposed and buried (no information found).
Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recientoris Aevi. Volumen VI (1730-1799). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 24, 43 and 292; Weber, Christoph. Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809. Roma : Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici, 1994. (Pubblicazioni degli archivi di Stato. Sussidi; 7), pp. 118, 176, 255, 334, 419, 434 and 911.
Links. His genealogy, A2; and his engraving, Araldica Vaticana.
(42) 3. ODDI, Niccolò (1715-1767)
Birth. September 26, 1715, Perugia. Nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Oddi (1743).
Education. La Sapienza University, Roe (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, November 16, 1746).
Early life. Vice-legate in Ravenna. Relator of the S.C. of the Sacred Consulta. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Received the minor orders, December 26, 1753; subdiaconate, December 28, 1753; diaconate, December 30, 1753.
Priesthood. Ordained, January 1, 1754.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Trajanopoli, January 14, 1754. Consecrated, January 20, 1754, Rome, by Cardinal Giacomo Oddi. Nuncio in Cologne, February 12, 1754. Nuncio in Switzerland, December 4, 1759. Extraordinary nuncio to the Diet of Frankfurt that elected Emperor Joseph II of Austria, January 21, 1764. Transferred to the metropolitan see of Ravenna, February 20, 1764.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766, with dispensation for having an uncle in the Sacred College of Cardinals; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Aracoeli, December 1, 1766. Legate in Romandiola, December 1, 1766. Superintendent of Waters in Romandioa, May 8, 1767.
Death. May 25, 1767, Arezzo. Exposed and buried in the Jesuit church of Arezzo; a few days before his death, he had done his solemn profession in the Society of Jesus.
Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi. Volumen VI (1730-1799). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 24, 46, 353 and 412.
(43) 4. BRANCIFORTE COLONNA, Antonio (1711-1786)
Birth. January 28, 1711, Palermo, Sicily.
Education. Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles, 1730.La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, February 1, 1736).
Early life. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Regent of the Apostolic Chancellery. Extraordinary nuncio to bring to Paris the holy diapers for the Dauphin. Received the last two minor orders, December 21, 1753; subdiaconate, December 23, 1753; diaconate, January 1, 1754.
Priesthood. Ordained, February 2, 1754.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tessalonica, February 11, 1754. Consecrated, February 17, 1754, Rome, by Cardinal Joaquín Fernando Portocarrero. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, February 27, 1754. Nuncio in Venice, April 2, 1754. President of the State of Urbino, December 10, 1759.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Via, April 6, 1767. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Legate in Bologna for a triennium, June 26, 1769. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Confirmed in the legation for another triennium, March 13, 1775. Transferred to the see of Girgenti, Sicily, with personal title of archbishop, April 15, 1776.
Death. July 31, 1786, Girgenti. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Girgenti.
Link. His portrait.
(44) 5. PALLAVICINO, Lazzaro Opizio (1719-1785)
Birth. October 30, 1719, Genoa.
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law).
Early life. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Provincial governor of Marche Anconitana, November 8, 1751. Received the minor orders, February 17, 1754; subdiaconate, February 24, 1751; diaconate, March 10, 1754.
Priesthood. Ordained, March 19, 1754.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Lepanto, April 1, 1754. Consecrated, April 7, 1754, Rome, by Cardinal Federico Marcello Lante. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, April 16, 1754. Nuncio in Naples, May 21, 1754. Nuncio in Spain, February 9, 1760.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766. Legate in Bologna, December 1, 1766. Received the red hat and the title of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo, June 20, 1768. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Secretary of State, May 19, 1769 until his death. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, January 29, 1776 until February 17, 1777. Opted for the title of S. Pietro in Vincoli, December 14, 1778. Ambassador plenipotentiary to conclude the treaty with Venice, October 3, 1783.
Death. February 23, 1785, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, where the funeral took place, and buried in the church of the hermit monks of S. Giovanni Battista, Rome, according to his will.
(45) 6. BORROMEO, Vitaliano (1720-1793)
Birth. March 3, 1720, Milan. Uncle of Cardinal Giovanni Archinto (1776). Great-grand-uncle of Cardinal Edoardo Borromeo (1868). Other cardinals of the family were Carlo Borromeo (1560); Federico Borromeo, seniore (1587); Giberto Borromeo, seniore (1652); Federico Borromeo, iuniore (1670); and Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo (1717).
Education. University of Pavia, Pavia (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, October 20, 1745).
Priesthood. Ordained, December 1747. Vice-legate in Bologna. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Consultor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition and of the S.C. Rites.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Tebe, February 16, 1756. Consecrated, February 22, 1756, Rome, by Cardinal Giorgio Doria. Nuncio in Florence, March 16, 1756. Nuncio in Austria, December 10, 1759.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Aracoeli, December 19, 1768. Legate in Romandiola, December 19, 1768. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Confirmed for a triennium as legate of Romandiola, March 13, 1775. Opted for the title of S. Prassede, December 15, 1783. Prefect of the S.C. of Ecclesiastical Immunity.
Death. June 7, 1793, Rome. Exposed and buried in his title, where the funeral also took place.
Bibliography. Squicciarini, Donato. Nunzi apostolici a Vienna. Città del Vaticano : Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1998, p. 174-176.
Link. His tomb in the church of S. Prassede, Rome.
(46) 7. PAMPHILJ, Pietro (1725-1780)
Birth. December 7, 1725, Rome. His last name is also listed as Pamphili and Pamfili. He changed his last name from Colonna when he became a cardinal and took his grandfather's last name. Grand-nephew of Cardinal Carlo Colonna (1706), and brother of Cardinal Marcantonio Colonna, iuniore (1759). Other members of the family who were elevated to the cardinalate were Giovanni Colonna (1212); Giacomo Colonna (1278); Pietro Colonna (1288); Giovanni Colonna (1327); Agapito Colonna (1378); Stefano Colonna (1378); Oddone Colonna (1405; later Pope Martin V); Prospero Colonna (1426); Giovanni Colonna (1480); Pompeo Colonna (1517); Marco Antonio Colonna, seniore (1565); Ascanio Colonna (1586); Girolamo Colonna (1627); Prospero Colonna (1739); Girolamo Colonna di Sciarra (1743); and Prospero Colonna di Sciarra (1743).
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canona and civil law, July 9, 1750).
Early life. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber. Presidents of Waters and Coasts. Commissary general of the army. Relator of the S.C. of Ecclesiastical Immunity. Protonotary apostolic de numero particiapntium. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Received the minor orders, November 25, 1759; subdiaconate, November 30, 1759; diaconate, December 22, 1759.
Priesthood. Ordained, January 27, 1760.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Colosso, January 28, 1760. Consecrated, February 16, 1760, Rome, by Pope Clement XIII. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, February 20, 1760. Nuncio in France, March 4, 1760.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; with dispensation for having a brother in the Sacred College of Cardinals; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria in Trastevere, December 1, 1768. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals, February 17, 1777.
Death. December 4, 1780, Verona. Exposed and buried, temporarily, in the cathedral of Verona.
Link. His genealogy. K5.
(47) 8. SIMONETTI, Giuseppe (1709-1767)
Birth. September 23, 1709, Castelnuovo di Farfa.
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, June 16, 1735).
Priesthood. Ordained, March 26, 1735. Relator of the S.C. of Good Government. Lieutenant of the civil tribunal of the Vicariate of Rome. Auditor of the Apostolic Chamber. Abbreviatore major of the presidency of the Apostolic Chancery. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Voter of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Grace. Secretary of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council, September 1759. Examiner of the prelates promoted to the episcopate.
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Petra in Palestina, May 25, 1761. Consecrated, June 7, 1761, Rome, by Cardinal Ferdinando Maria Rossi, prefect of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, July 16, 1761. Secretary of the S.C. of Bishops and Regulars.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Marcello, December 1, 1766.
Death. January 4, 1767, Rome. Exposed and buried in his title, where the funeral also took place.
(48) 9. PARACCIANI RUTILI, Urbano (1715-1777)
Birth. February 8, 1715, Rome. Of a noble family. Relative of Cardinal Giandomenico Paracciani (1706).
Education. Collegio di Prato; Collegio di S. Carlo, Modena, 1732. Obtained a doctorate in theology (no further information found); Collegio dei Avvocati, Modena (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law). Received the subdiaconate, March 9, 1738; diaconate, March 16, 1738.
Priesthood. Ordained, March 23, 1738. Chamberlain of honor of Pope Benedict XIV, 1741. Prior of Collegio of S. Maria in Via Lata, Rome. Referendary of the Supreme Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Prelate of the S.C. of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter's. Lieutenent of the auditor of the Apostolic Chamber. Auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota, 1754; dean, 1764. Dean of the auditors of the causes of the Apostolic Palace. Canonist of the Apostolic Penitentiary. Consultor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition.
Episcopate. Elected archbishop of Fermo, July 9, 1764. Consecrated, July 25, 1764, Rome, by Pope Clement XIII.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Callisto, June 15, 1767. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI.
Death. January 2, 1777, Fermo. Exposed and buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Fermo. The funeral oration was delivered by Fr. Nicolò Pietra, professor of eloquence at the University of Fermo.
Bibliography. Bernabei, Nicola. Vita del Cardinale Giovanni Morone, vescovo di Modena e biografie dei cardinali modenesi e di Casa d'Este, dei cardinali vescovi di Modena e di quelli educati in questo Collegio di San Carlo. Modena : Tipografica Rossi, 1885, pp. 296-298.
(49) 10. PIRELLI, Filippo Maria (1708-1771)
Birth. April 29, 1708, Ariano. Neapolitan patrician.
Education. La Sapienza University, Rome (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, May 18, 1739).
Early life. Received the insignias of the clerical character, November 12, 1729. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness. Episcopal examiner. Voter of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Grace. Consistorial lawyer. Secretary of the S.C. of the Tridentine Council.
Priesthood. Ordained (no information found).
Episcopate. Elected titular archbishop of Damasco, February 4, 1765. Consecrated, February 10, 1765, Rome, by Pope Clement XIII.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the title of S. Crisogono, December 1, 1766. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII; and was the author of a Diario about that election.
Death. January 10, 1771, Rome. Exposed and buried in the church of S. Maria in Vallicella, Rome, where the funeral also took place.
Link. His tomb in the church of S. Maria in Vallicella, Rome.
(50) 11. PICCOLOMINI, Enea Silvio (1709-1768)
Birth. August 22, 1709, Siena. His family gave the Church Popes Pius II and Pius III; as well as Cardinals Giovanni Piccolomini (1517); Celio Piccolomini (1664); and Giacomo Piccolomini (1844).
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Secretary of Latin letters. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber. Governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, November 27, 1761 until September 26, 1766.
Sacred orders. (No information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Adriano, December 1, 1766. Legate in Romagna, January 25, 1768.
Death. November 18, 1768, Rimini. Buried (no information found).
Bibliography. Del Re, Niccolò. Monsignor governatore di Roma. Rome : Istituto di Studi Romani Editore, 1972, p. 118.
(51) 12. CANALI, Saverio (1695-1773)
Birth. February 15, 1695, Terni. Of a noble family. His last name is also listed as Canale and Canalibus. Other cardinals of the family were Francesco Canali (1831); and Nicola Canali (1935).
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Prelate of the S.C. Consistorial. Protonotary apostolic participante, July 31, 1734. Relator of the S.C. of the Sacred Consulta, 1737-1744. Cleric of the Apostolic Chamber, September 1743. Governor of Cesi and Terre Arnolfe, 1744. Canon of the patriarchal Lateran basilica, July 11, 1745. Governor of Collescipoli, 1746. President della Zecca, April 1747. Prefect of the Archives, May 1747-1750. President della Grascia, May 1750. Prefect della Annona, January 1, 1754-September 24, 1759. Treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber, September 1759.
Sacred orders. (No information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the deaconry of S. Maria della Scala, December 1, 1766. Abbot commendatario of Subiaco from 1766 until his death. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIII.
Death. March 20, 1773, Rome. Exposed and buried, temporarily, in the church of S. Marcello, Rome, where the funeral also took place. Later, transferred to the church he built in Pie del Monte, three miles from Terni, and buried there according to his will.
Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recientoris Aevi. Volumen VI (1730-1799). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 24 and 52; Weber, Christoph. Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809. Roma : Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici, 1994. (Pubblicazioni degli archivi di Stato. Sussidi; 7) p. 541; Weber, Christoph. Die päpstlichen Referendare 1566-1809 : Chronologie und Prosopographie. 3 vols. Stuttgart : Anton Hiersemann, 2003-2004. (Päpste und Papsttum ; Bd. 31/1, 31/2, 31/3; Variation: Päpste und Papsttum ; Bd. 31), II, 499-500.
(52) 13. VETERANI, Benedetto (1703-1776)
Birth. October 18, 1703, Urbino. Of a patrician family. Son of Antonio Veterani.
Education. (No information found).
Early life. Agent of the city of Fabriano in Rome, 1741. Privy chamberlain of His Holiness. Canon of the patriarchal Vatican basilica, September 21, 1743. Promotor of the faith and coadjutor consistorial lawyer, July 1754. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace, September 24, 1755. Voter of the Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature of Grace. Assessor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, September 1759. Consultor of the S.C. of Rites.
Sacred orders. (No information found).
Cardinalate. Created cardinal deacon in the consistory of September 26, 1766; received the red hat and the deaconry of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, December 1, 1766. Abbot comendatario of S. Nicola di Ferrara, January 1767. Prefect of the S.C. of the Index, April 1767. Abbot comendatario of S. Sisto, Iesi, and of S. Pietro in Vincoli, Ravenna, April 1767. Participated in the conclave of 1769, which elected Pope Clement XIV. Participated in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Prefect of the S.C. of the Index.
Death. August 12, 1776, Rome. Exposed in the church of S. Maria in Vallicella, Rome, where the funeral also took place; and buried, according to his will, in that same church (1).
Bibliography. Ritzler, Remigium, and Pirminum Sefrin. Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recientoris Aevi. Volumen VI (1730-1799). Patavii : Typis et Sumptibus Domus Editorialis "Il Messaggero di S. Antonio" apud Basilicam S. Antonii, 1968, pp. 24 and 51; Weber, Christoph. Die päpstlichen Referendare 1566-1809 : Chronologie und Prosopographie. 3 vols. Stuttgart : Anton Hiersemann, 2003-2004. (Päpste und Papsttum ; Bd. 31/1, 31/2, 31/3; Variation: Päpste und Papsttum ; Bd. 31), II, 971; Weber, Christoph. Senatus divinus : verborgene Strukturen im Kardinalskollegium der frühen Neuzeit (1500-1800). Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang, 1996, p. 520, no. 744.
Link. His tomb in the church of S. Maria in Vallicella, Rome.
(1) This is the text of his epitaph, taken from the image of his tomb linked above:
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