(3) 1. BANDI, Giovanni Carlo (1709-1784)
Birth. July 17, 1709, Cesena. Uncle of Pope Pius VI on his mother's side.
Education. University of Fermo, Fermo (doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law, December 9, 1734).
Priesthood. Ordained, September 18, 1734. Auditor of Cardinal Tommaso Ruffo. Vicar general of the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia.
Episcopate. Elected titular bishop of Botri and appointed suffragan of Ostia and Velletri, December 18, 1744. Consecrated, December 28, 1744, Rome, by Cardinal Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini. Transferred to the see of Imola, March 20, 1752. Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, March 26, 1752.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal and reserved in pectore in the consistory of May 29, 1775; published in the consistory of September 11, 1775; received the red hat and the title of S. Maria del Popolo, December 18, 1775.
Death. March 23, 1784, Imola. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Imola.
Link. His portrait by Giandomenico Porta, Museo di Roma, Rome.
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