Conclave of 1823

1823.09.02 – 1823.09.28

New Pope:Pope Leo XII (63)
Prelate elected as Pope:
Cardinal Annibale della Genga

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy)

Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Senigallia (Italy)

Location of Conclave:
Quirinal Palace, Rome
Duration of Conclave:
27 days
Number of Electors:
49 (4 absentees)
Duration of Vacant See:
39 days
Cardinal Dean:Cardinal Giulio Maria Della Somaglia (79)
Cardinal Vice-Dean:Cardinal Bartolomeo Pacca (66)
Cardinal Protopriest:Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao (87)
Cardinal Protodeacon:Cardinal Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo (78)
Senior Cardinal-Bishop in Conclave:Cardinal Giulio Maria Della Somaglia (79)
Senior Cardinal-Priest in Conclave:Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao (87)
Senior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Fabrizio Dionigi Ruffo (78)
Junior Cardinal-Deacon in Conclave:Cardinal Tommaso Riario Sforza (41)
Vice-Camerlengo:Mr. Tommaso Bernetti (43)
Secretary of Conclave:Msgr. Raffaele Mazio (57)

Participating Cardinals (49)

Cardinal-Bishops (6)
1ItalyGiulio Maria Della Somaglia (79), Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia–Velletri, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum, Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies, Vice-Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery, Cardinal Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals and Secretary of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition
2ItalyBartolomeo Pacca (66), Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars, Cardinal Vice-Dean of Sacred College of Cardinals and Cardinal Protector of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
3ItalyGiuseppe Spina (67), Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Genova (Italy)
4ItalyPietro Francesco Galleffi (52), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy), Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter and Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter
5ItalyTommaso Arezzo (66), Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
6ItalyFrancesco Saverio Castiglioni (61), Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index and Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary
Cardinal-Priests (32)
7ItalyGiuseppe Firrao (87), Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio, Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals and Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals
8ItalyLuigi Ruffo Scilla (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti and Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy)
9ItalyCesare Brancadoro (68), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino and Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)
10ItalyCarlo Francesco Caselli, O.S.M. (82), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello and Archbishop-Bishop of Parma (Italy)
11FranceJoseph Fesch (60), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria in commendum and Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France)
12ItalyCarlo Oppizzoni (54), Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme and Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)
13ItalyAnnibale della Genga (63), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) and Archbishop-Bishop emeritus of Senigallia (Italy)
14ItalyPietro Gravina (73), Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna and Metropolitan Archbishop of Palermo (Italy)
15ItalyAntonio Gabriele Severoli (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace, Archbishop-Bishop of Viterbo (Italy), Archbishop-Bishop of Tuscanella (Italy) and Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria
16ItalyGiuseppe Morozzo della Rocca (65), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli and Archbishop-Bishop of Novara (Italy)
17ItalyBenedetto Naro (79), Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente and Prefect emeritus of Sacred Congregation of the Index
18SpainDionisio Bardaxí y Azara (62), Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura
19ItalyAntonio Lamberto Rusconi (80), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Bishop of Imola (Italy)
20ItalyEmmanuele De Gregorio (64), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio, Commendatory Archimandrite of Santissimo Salvatore of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council
21ItalyGiorgio Doria Pamfilj Landi (50), Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics
22ItalyLuigi Ercolani (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco
23ItalyFrancesco Cesarei Leoni (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo and Bishop of Jesi (Italy)
24ItalyFabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata (66), Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana and Bishop of Senigallia (Italy)
25ItalyPaolo Giuseppe Solaro (80), Bishop emeritus of Aosta (Italy)
26GermanyJohann Casimir von Häffelin (86), Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
27FranceAnne-Antoine-Jules de Clermont-Tonnerre (74), Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France)
28ItalyFrancesco Bertazzoli (69), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva
29ItalyGiovanni Francesco Falzacappa (56), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo and Archbishop-Bishop of Ancona e Umana (Italy)
30ItalyAntonio Pallotta (53), Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite
31ItalyFrancesco Serlupi-Crescenzi (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede and Dean emeritus of Sacred Roman Rota
32ItalyCarlo Maria Pedicini (53), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via and Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith
33ItalyLuigi Pandolfi (71), Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina
34ItalyFabrizio Turriozzi (67), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara Coeli
35ItalyErcole Dandini (64), Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina, Bishop of Osimo (Italy) and Bishop of Cingoli (Italy)
36ItalyCarlo Odescalchi (38), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli and Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy)
37ItalyGiacinto Placido Zurla, O.S.B. Cam. (54)
38FranceAntoine-Louis-Henri de La Fare (70), Metropolitan Archbishop of Sens (France)
Cardinal-Deacons (11)
39ItalyFabrizio Dionigi Ruffo (78), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata, Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals and Datary of His Holiness emeritus of Apostolic Dataria
40ItalyErcole Consalvi (66), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria ad Martyres, Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat, Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library and Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith
41ItalyGiuseppe Albani (72), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio, Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Good Government and Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
42ItalyFrancesco Guidobono Cavalchini (67), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro and Camerlengo emeritus of Sacred College of Cardinals
43ItalyGiovanni Caccia-Piatti (72), Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano and Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals
44ItalyPietro Vidoni (63), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
45ItalyStanislao Sanseverino (59), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico
46ItalyAgostino Rivarola (65), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra and Prefect emeritus of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces
47ItalyCesare Guerrieri Gonzaga (74), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Adriano al Foro, Secretary emeritus of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars and Treasurer General emeritus of Reverend Apostolic Camera
48ItalyAntonio Frosini (71), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin and Prefect emeritus of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces
49ItalyTommaso Riario Sforza (41), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro and Master of Papal Chamber emeritus of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces

Cardinal-Electors unable to participate (4)

Rome TimeEvent
1823.09.02 Tuesday
DayEntry into Quirinal Palace
1823.09.03 Wednesday
Morning1ˢᵗ Vote
1823.09.28 Sunday
Day“Habemus Papam”

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