Pope Leo XII Pope Leo XII ( it, Leone XII; born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiorre Girolamo Nicola della Genga (; 2 August 1760 – 10 February 1829), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 28 September 1823 to his death ...

(1823–1829) created 25

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in eight consistories:

3 May 1824

Both the new cardinals received their titles on 24 May 1824 # Giovanni Battista Bussi, archbishop-elect of Benevento – cardinal-priest of S. Pancrazio, died 31 January 1844 # Bonaventura Gazzola, bishop of Montefiascone – cardinal-priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, died 29 January 1832

27 September 1824

Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck Karl Kajetan von Gaisruck (Italian: Carlo Gaetano (di) Gaisruck) (1769 – 1846) was an Austrian Cardinal and the archbishop of Milan from 1816 to 1846. He also held the title of ''Graf'' or Count. Early life Gaisruck was born on 7 August 1769 ...

, archbishop of Milan – cardinal-priest of S. Marco (received the title on 21 May 1829), died 19 November 1846 # Patrício da Silva, O.E.S.A., patriarch of Lisbon – cardinal-priest without the title, died 3 January 1840 # Teresio Maria Carlo Vittorio Ferrero della Marmora – cardinal-priest without the title, died 30 December 1830

20 December 1824

# Pedro Inguanzo Rivero, archbishop of Toledo – cardinal-priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (received the title on 28 February 1831), died 30 January 1836 #

Ludovico Micara Ludovico MicaraLodovico Micara, Ludovico da Frascati. (12 October 1775 – 24 May 1847) was an Italian Capuchin and Cardinal. He was born at Frascati, in the Papal States. Ordained in 1798, he became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1824. ...

, O.F.M.Cap. (

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, published on 13 March 1826) – cardinal-priest of SS. IV Coronati (received the title on 3 July 1826), then cardinal-bishop of Frascati (21 October 1837), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (17 June 1844), died 24 May 1847

21 March 1825

Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre Gustave Maximilien Juste de Croÿ-Solre (12 September 1773 Château de l'Ermitage, near Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Nord (French department), Nord - 1 January 1844 Rouen) was a French Cardinal (catholicism), cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, and a member o ...

, archbishop of Rouen – cardinal-priest of S. Sabina (received the title on 21 May 1829), died 1 January 1844 # Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, O.S.B.Cam., vicar general of the Order of St. Benedict Camaldolese (created

, published on 13 March 1826) – cardinal-priest of S. Callisto (received the title on 3 July 1826), became Pope Gregory XVI on 2 February 1831, died 1 June 1846

13 March 1826

Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil Jean-Baptiste Marie Antoine de Latil, count then duke of Latil, Peer of France, French ecclesiastic. He is the last to have crowned a King of France in the person of Charles X in 1825. Biography Son of Antoine de Latil and Gabrielle Thérèse de ...

, archbishop of Reims – cardinal-priest of S. Sisto (received the title on 21 May 1829), died 1 December 1839 #

Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos Francisco Javier de Cienfuegos y Jovellanos (12 March 1766 – 1847) was a Spanish bishop and cardinal. He was born in Oviedo. He was bishop of Cádiz (1819–1824) and archbishop of Seville (1824–1847).Pietro Caprano, titular archbishop of Iconium, secretary of the S.C. ''Propaganda Fide'' (created ''in pectore'', published on 15 December 1828) – cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (received the title on 21 May 1829), died 24 February 1834 #

Alexander Rudnay Alexander Stefan Rudnay de Rudna et DivékujfaluMarkó 2006, p. 325. ( hu, rudnai és divékujfalusi Rudnay Sándor István; 4 October 1760 – 13 September 1831) was a Hungarian– Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He started as a parish priest, ...

, archbishop of Esztergom (created ''in pectore'', published on 15 December 1828) – cardinal-priest without the title, †13 September 1831 # Giacomo Giustiniani, archbishop of Imola, nuncio in Spain – cardinal-priest of SS. Marcellino e Pietro (received the title on 17 September 1827), then cardinal-bishop of Albano (22 November 1839), died 24 February 1843 #

Vincenzo Macchi Vincenzo Macchi (30 August 1770 – 30 September 1860) was an Italian Cardinal. Career Born on 30 August 1770 in Capodimonte in the Papal States, he studied in Montefiascone and in Rome and was ordained a priest in 1794. In 1801 he gai ...

, titular archbishop of Nisibis, nuncio in France – cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (received the title on 25 June 1827), then cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (14 December 1840), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina e Civitavecchia (22 January 1844), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (11 June 1847), died 30 September 1860 #

Giacomo Filippo Fransoni Giacomo Filippo Fransoni (10 December 1775 – 20 April 1856) was an Italian prelate and cardinal who served from 1834 to 1856 as prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. He was the cardinal priest of the Church of Sa ...

, titular archbishop of Nazianzo, nuncio in Portugal – cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Aracoeli (received the title on 23 June 1828), then cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (28 September 1855), died 20 April 1856 # Benedetto Barberini (created ''in pectore'', published on 15 December 1828) – cardinal-priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (21 May 1829), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (2 July 1832), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (16 June 1856), died 10 April 1863 # Giovanni Antonio Benvenuti, prolegate apostolic in Forli (created ''in pectore'', published on 15 December 1828) – cardinal-priest of SS. Quirico e Giulitta (received the title on 21 May 1829), died 14 November 1838 # Giovanni Francesco Marazzani Visconti (created ''in pectore'', published on 15 December 1828) – cardinal-priest without the title, died 18 January 1829 #

Tommaso Bernetti Tommaso Bernetti (29 December 1779 – 21 March 1852) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served in the Secretariat of State and the Roman Curia during his time in the cardinalate. He came from Fermo and was named a cardinal ...

, vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and governor of Rome – cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (received the title on 25 June 1827), then cardinal-deacon of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (22 January 1844), died 21 March 1852 #

Belisario Cristaldi ''Belisario'' (''Belisarius'') is a ''tragedia lirica'' (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto after Luigi Marchionni's adaptation of play, ''Belisarius'', first staged in Munich in 1 ...

, treasurer of the Apostolic Camera (created ''in pectore'', published on 15 December 1828) – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico (received the title on 21 May 1829), died 25 February 1831

25 June 1827

All the new cardinals received their titles on 17 September 1827 # Ignazio Nasalli, titular archbishop of Cyrrhus – cardinal-priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura, died 2 December 1831 #

Joachim-Jean-Xavier d'Isoard Joachim-Jean-Xavier d'Isoard (23 October 1766 – 7 October 1839)Antonio Domenico Gamberini, bishop of Orvieto – cardinal-priest of S. Prassede, then cardinal-bishop of Sabina (18 February 1839), died 25 April 1841 # Juan Francisco Marco y Catalán, vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and governor of Rome – cardinal-deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra, died 16 March 1841

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*{{cite web, authorlink=Salvador Miranda (historian) , last=Miranda , first=Salvador , title=Consistories for the creation of Cardinals, 19th Century (1800-1903): Leo XII (1823-1829), url=https://cardinals.fiu.edu/consistories-xix.htm#LeoXII, work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , accessdate=, publisher=

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