Cesare Facchinetti

Cesare Facchinetti (17 September 1608 - 30 January 1683) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.

Facchinetti was born 17 September 1608 in Bologna. He was the son of Ludovico Facchinetti (2nd Marquis of Vianino], Senator of Bologna, Ambassador of Bologna to the Holy See) and Violante da Correggio (Countess of Coenzo)^[1]. He was the great grand-nephew of Gian Facchinetti who took the papal throne in 1591 as Pope Innocent IX

He went to Rome in 1632 and became Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signatura. Thereafter he was send to Spain as an apostolic nuncio. Upon his return, he was elevated to Cardinal on 13 July 1643 by Pope Urban VIII^[2] and was installed as Cardinal-Priest at the Santi Quattro Coronati basilica.

In 1671 he was appointed Cardinal-Priest at San Lorenzo in Lucina, in 1672 Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina and in 1679 Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e S. Rufina. At the death of Francesco Barberini (10 December 1679) he became Dean of the College of Cardinals and in the consistory of 8 January 1680 Innocent XI appointed him Bishop of Ostia, pro-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church and Secretary of the Roman Inquisition and Bishop of Ostia; positions he held until his death.

Facchinetti participated in every papal conclave between 1644 and 1676 including 1644, 1655, 1667, 1669-1670 and 1676.

He died 30 January 1683 in Rome

References

1. ^ S. Miranda: Facchinetti
2. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Cesare Cardinal Facchinetti

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Rinaldo d'Este	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina 1672 – 1679	Succeeded by Alderano Cybo
Preceded by Ulderico Carpegna	Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1679 – 1680	Succeeded by Carlo Rossetti
Preceded by Francesco Barberini	Bishop of Ostia 1680 – 1683	Succeeded by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi
Preceded by Francesco Barberini	Dean of the College of Cardinals 1679 – 1683	Succeeded by Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi

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Name	Facchinetti, Cesare
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Date of birth	17 September 1608
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Date of death	30 January 1683
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