Giovanni Carlo Bandi

Giovanni Carlo Cardinal Bandi

Giovanni Carlo Bandi (born July 17, 1709 in Cesena , † March 23, 1784 in Imola ), also Giancarlo Bandi , was an Italian clergyman, cardinal of the Roman Church and bishop of Imola .

Life

Early years

Giancarlo Bandi was born as the eldest of seven children of Francesco Bandi and Camilla Zangheri. He received his education at the University of Fermo , where he completed his studies on December 9, 1734 with the doctorate to Doctor iuris utriusque .

Church career

Ordained a priest on September 18, 1734 , he was appointed auxiliary bishop in Ostia and Velletri on December 18, 1744 and at the same time titular bishop of Botrys . The latter was due to the fact that Ostia-Velletri was (and is) a cardinal diocese and Bandi was not a cardinal at that time. After December 28 of that year by Cardinal Carlo Alberto Guidobono Cavalchini the episcopal ordination had received, it was on March 20, 1752on the for the Papal States significant see of Imola displaced, where he remained until his death Bishop. Pope Pius VI , his nephew, elevated him to cardinal in pectore on May 29, 1775 and published his name on September 11, 1775. On December 18 of that year he was given the titular church of Santa Maria del Popolo as cardinal priest .

Giovanni Carlo Bandi had the Imola Cathedral built. In 1782 he hosted Pope Pius VI. on his trip to Vienna, on this occasion the Pope consecrated the newly built cathedral.

He died on March 23, 1784 in his episcopal city of Imola and was buried there in the cathedral he had built.

Web links

Commons : Giovanni Carlo Bandi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Giovanni Carlo Bandi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 31, 2016.
• Entry on Giovanni Carlo Bandi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 31, 2016.