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Carlo Rezzonico (25 April 1724 – 26 January 1799) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is sometimes referred to as The Younger to distinguish him from his uncle Pope Clement XIII who also bore the name Carlo Rezzonico.
Biography
Rezzonico was born on 25 April 1724 in Venice, Italy. On 21 March 1773, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Francesco Albani, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Giuseppe Maria Contesini, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Orazio Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Colossae, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church (1758–1763), Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (1763–1799) and Secretary of the Roman Inquisition (1777–1799). He was also bishop of Sabina (1773–1776) and Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1776–1799). As Cardinal Camerlengo he participated in the papal conclave, 1769 and papal conclave, 1774-1775.
He belonged to the Zelanti faction and defended the Society of Jesus against the accusations that finally led to the suppression of this order.
References
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- Daftar kardinal yang diangkat oleh Klemens XII
- Basilika Agung Santo Yohanes Lateran
- Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore
- Daftar kardinal kerabat
- Carlo Rezzonico (cardinal)
- Carlo Rezzonico
- Rezzonico
- Pope Clement XIII
- Ca' Rezzonico
- Henry Benedict Stuart
- Gian Francesco Albani
- Giovanni Battista Rezzonico
- 1758 papal conclave
- San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio, Rome
