Giovanni Ottavio Bufalini (17 January 1709, in

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– 3 August 1782) was an Italian cardinal. Giovanni Ottavio was not ordained a priest until the age of 45 years in 1754. He was rapidly named Archbishop of Chalcedon, apostolic nuncio to Switzerland, and elevated to Cardinal within 12 years (21 July 1766). He was also appointed Bishop of

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and Numana.

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Catholic Hierarchy, entry for Bufalini.
1709 births 1782 deaths Apostolic Nuncios to Switzerland 18th-century Italian cardinals 18th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub