Carlo Bellisomi

Carlo Antonio Giuseppe Bellisomi (30 July 1736 in Pavia – 9 August 1808 in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio.

Before taking up the post, he was ordained a bishop on 24 September 1775 by Pope Pius VI.

On 18 December 1795 he was appointed cardinal priest of the titular church of Santa Maria della Pace.

Pope Pius VI died on 29 August 1799 at Valence in the custody of the French.

However, he was unpopular with the Austrian faction, who preferred Cardinal Alessandro Mattei, the Archbishop of Ferrara, and therefore, could not obtain the canonically required two-thirds vote.

Carlo Bellisomi, was a Catholic cardinal.