Luigi Pisani
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Cardinal Luigi (Alvise) Pisani |
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| Diocese | Bishop of Padua |
| Elected | 2 December 1527 |
| In office | 3 June 1570 |
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| Created Cardinal | 12 March 1565 by Pope Pius IV |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest of San Marco |
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| Born | 1522 Venice |
| Died | 3 June 1570 Venice IT |
| Buried | Santa Maria delle Grazie, Venice |
| Nationality | Venetian |
| Parents | Giovanni (Zuan) Pisani, Benedetta Gritti |
Luigi Pisani (1522 – 3 June 1570) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Luigi (Alvise) Pisani was born in Venice in 1522, the son of Giovanni Pisani, future Ambassador of the Republic of Venice to the Kingdom of France (1531), and his wife Benedetta Gritti. His mother was the sister of Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice, and his father was the brother of Cardinal Francesco Pisani.
When his uncle, Cardinal Francesco Pisani, who had been Bishop of Padua since 1524, resigned the See on 2 December 1527, he did so in favor of his nephew Luigi. At his tender age, Luigi was too young to be a bishop (the minimum canonical age being twenty-five), and thus the diocese needed an Administrator, who turned out to be his uncle the Cardinal. The Cardinal, therefore, was able to pursue his activities at the Papal Court (which was in exile at the time) and still collect a share of the revenues of the diocese and control over the awarding of benefices. This arrangement continued until 1555. He succeeded as Administrator of the diocese of Padua in 1555, on the resignation of his uncle, Cardinal Francesco Pisani, who had been promoted Bishop of Albano by the new Pope, Paul IV (Carafa). There is no reference to Luigi's taking holy orders or being consecrated a bishop, but his succession to the Diocese in 1555 may have forced the issue.
In the meantime he had moved to Rome, becoming a Cleric in the Apostolic Camera. This position was for sale, and he or his family probably purchased the office. He rose in the hierarchy of the Apostolic Chamber to the office of praefectus annonae, ninth in rank, dealing with the finances of the provisioning of the Papal Court and the City of Rome. He held that post from August 1561 until May 1562.
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