Marcantonio Gozzadini
| Marcantonio Cardinal Gozzadini † | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Faenza, Cardinal priest of S.Agata in Suburra | |
| See | Diocese of Faenza |
| Installed | June 7, 1623—September 1, 1623 |
| Predecessor | sede vacante |
| Successor | Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri |
| Other posts | Previously Bishop of Tivoli |
| Orders | |
| Created Cardinal | July 21, 1621 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1574 Bologna, Italy |
| Died | September 1, 1623 Rome |
Marcantonio Gozzadini (1574 – September 1, 1623) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Biography
He was born in Bologna into a patrician family. He was a cousin of Pope Gregory XV.
He studied canon and civil law at the University of Bologna and started both his judicial and ecclesiastical career there, but in 1616 he was transferred to Rome as advocate of the Roman Curia.
Gozzadini was created cardinal priest in the consistory of July 21, 1621 and opted for the title of Sant'Eusebio. He was also made Commander of the Sovereign Order of Malta by Pope Gregory XV.
In 1621 he was elected Bishop of Tivoli and opted for the title of S. Agata in Suburra, May 23, 1623. On June 7, 1623 he was transferred to the Diocese of Faenza. Gozzadini participated in the Papal conclave of 1623.
He died in Rome in 1623.
