Carlo Odescalchi

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Servant of God Carlo Odescalchi
Archbishop of Ferrara Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina Father
Portrait in oils by Agnes Xavier Trail
See	Ferrara, then Sabina
Appointed	10 March 1823, then 15 April 1833
Other post(s)	Grand Prior of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
Orders
Ordination	31 December 1808 by Marco Agrippa Dandini
Consecration	25 May 1823 by Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Cardinal Giuseppe della Porta Rodiani, and Cardinal Lorenzo Girolamo Mattei
Created cardinal	10 March 1823 by Pope Pius VII
Rank	Cardinal-bishop
Personal details
Born	5 March 1785 Rome, Papal States
Died	17 August 1841(1841-08-17) (aged 56) Modena (independent state)
Denomination	Catholic

Carlo Odescalchi, (5 March 1785 – 17 August 1841) was an Italian prince and priest, Archbishop of Ferrara, cardinal of the Catholic Church and Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome. For years a close collaborator of popes Pius VII and Gregory XVI, in 1838 he renounced his titles in order to become a Jesuit.^[1]