Cardinals created by Pius VIII


Pope Pius VIII created six new cardinals in three consistories. None of them ever were Pope. The next time this happened was with Benedict XVI.

27 July 1829

  1. Cesare Nembrini Pironi Gonzaga, bishop of Ancona – cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia, † 5 December 1837
  2. Remigio Crescini, bishop of Parma – cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina, † 20 July 1830

15 March 1830

All the new cardinals received their titles on 5 July 1830.
  1. Thomas Weld, titular bishop of Amiclea – cardinal-priest of S. Marcello, † 10 April 1837
  2. Raffaele Mazio – cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, † 4 February 1832
  3. Domenico de Simone, prefect of the Papal Household – cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria, † 9 November 1837
Eight other cardinals were created in pectore but their names were never published.

5 July 1830

  1. Louis François-Auguste de Rohan Chabot, archbishop of Besançon – cardinal-priest of SS. Trintà al Monte Pincio, † 8 February 1833