Giovanni Carlo Boschi

His Eminence

Giovanni Carlo Boschi
His Eminence; Giovanni Carlo Boschi
Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
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Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	1 September 1767
Term ended	6 September 1788
Predecessor	Antonio Andrea Galli
Successor	Francesco Saverio de Zelada
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1784-88)
Previous post(s)	Master of the Apostolic Palaces (1759–66); Titular Archbishop of Athenæ (1760–66); Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (1766–84); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1773–74)
Orders
Ordination	5 March 1746
Consecration	5 October 1760; by Pope Clement XIII
Created cardinal	21 July 1766; by Pope Clement XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Carlo Boschi; 9 April 1715; Faenza, Papal States
Died	6 September 1788 (aged 73); Rome, Papal States
Alma mater	Collegio Clementino; Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles; La Sapienza

Giovanni Carlo Boschi (Faenza, 9 April 1715 – 6 September 1788) was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal by Pope Clement XIII in the consistory of 21 July 1766.^[1]

He then served as Major Penitentiary from 1767 to 1788, and participated in the papal conclaves of 1769. He also attend the 1774–75.^[2] In the latter, the jus exclusivae was used on behalf of the Bourbons to veto his election to the papacy. His other offices included prefect of the Congregation for the correction of the books of the Oriental Church.