Carlo Visconti (cardinal)
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Carlo Visconti (1523 – 12 November 1565) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. Born in Milan, he was appointed
Bishop of Ventimiglia The Diocese of Ventimiglia-Sanremo ( la, Dioecesis Ventimiliensis-Sancti Romuli) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Liguria, northern Italy. The name of the historic Diocese of Ventimiglia (''dioecesis Albintimiliensis'', and ''Intimiliens ...
on 5 December 1561, at the age of 38. On 12 March 1565 he was promoted to cardinal and was installed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia on 15 May. Just two months later, on 6 July 1565, he was appointed
Bishop of Montefeltro The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro was until 1977 the historic Diocese of Montefeltro. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.


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16th-century Italian cardinals Bishops of Montefeltro 1523 births 1565 deaths Clergy from Milan House of Visconti 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub