Carlo Candida (Lucera, 7 October 1762 – Rome, January 1845) was a lieutenant of the Sovereign Order of Malta from 1834 to his death, succeeding Antonio Busca.
In Rome Candida began setting up a hospital in 1841 in the outbuildings of the church of San Francesco at Ponte Sisto, run by papal officials who were also knights of the Order, though this was not long-lasting and closed after a fire in 1844.
Simultaneously Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies re-established the Baliaggio di Napoli and the duchies of Modena, Lucca and Parma reintroduced the Order's commanderies into their territories.
The Order also established itself in the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in 1844, under the protection of king Carlo Alberto.
On his death in Rome in 1845 Candida was buried in the church of San Francesco and succeeded as lieutenant by Filippo di Colloredo-Mels.