Cardinals created by Innocent X

Pope Innocent X (r. 1644–1655) created 40 cardinals in 8 consistories:

14 November 1644

 * Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphilj, nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (received the title on 12 December 1644); resigned the cardinalate on 21 January 1647 to marry Olimpia Aldobrandini, † 26 July 1666
 * Giancarlo de' Medici, brother of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany– cardinal-deacon of S. Maria Nuova (received the title on 20 March 1645), then cardinal-deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (6 March 1656), † 23 January 1663
 * Domenico Cecchini, papal Datary (created in pectore, published on 6 March 1645) – cardinal-priest of S. Sisto (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 1 May 1656
 * Francesco Maria Farnese,(created in pectore, published on 4 December 1645) brother of the duke of Parma and Piacenza Odoardo I Farnese – cardinal-deacon never given a title, † 12 July 1647

6 March 1645

 * Niccolò Albergati-Ludovisi, archbishop of Bologna – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (25 June 1645), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (11 October 1666), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (19 October 1676), cardinal-bishop of Sabina (13 September 1677), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (15 February 1683), † 9 August 1687
 * Pier Luigi Carafa, bishop of Tricarico – cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (received the title on 10 July 1645), † 15 February 1655
 * Tiberio Cenci, bishop of Jesi – cardinal-priest of S. Callisto (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 26 February 1653
 * Orazio Giustiniani, C.O., bishop of Nocera – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 24 April 1645), † 25 July 1649
 * Federico Sforza, protonotary apostolic – cardinal-deacon of SS. Vito e Modesto (received the title on 10 July 1645), then cardinal-priest of SS. Silvestro e Martino (26 June 1656), cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia (21 April 1659), cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (21 November 1661), † 24 May 1676
 * Benedetto Odescalchi – cardinal-deacon of SS. Cosma e Damiano (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (21 April 1659), on 21 September 1676 became Pope Innocent XI, † 12 August 1689
 * Alderano Cybo – cardinal-priest of S. Pudenziana (received the title on 24 April 1645), then cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (30 January 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (13 September 1677), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (6 February 1679), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (15 February 1683), cardinal-bishop of Ostia e Velletri (10 November 1687), † 22 July 1700

28 May 1646

 * Jan Kazimierz Waza, S.J., brother of the king of Poland – cardinal-deacon a particular title; resigned the cardinalate on 6 July 1648; king of Poland 1648 – 1668, † 16 December 1672

7 October 1647
All the new cardinals received the titular churches on 16 December 1647:
 * Fabrizio Savelli, archbishop of Salerno – cardinal-priest of S. Agostino, † 26 February 1659
 * Michele Mazzarino, O.P., archbishop of Aix – cardinal-priest of S. Cecilia, † 31 August 1648
 * Francesco Cherubini, domestic prelate and auditor of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina, † 21 April 1656
 * Cristoforo Vidman, auditor of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo, then cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (19 November 1657), cardinal-priest of S. Marco (1 April 1658), † 30 September 1660
 * Lorenzo Raggi, general treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (21 July 1653), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (30 August 1660), cardinal-priest of SS. Quirico e Giulitta (11 February 1664), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (6 February 1679), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (8 January 1680), † 14 January 1687
 * Francesco Maidalchini, relative of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-deacon of S. Pancrazio (5 May 1653), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Portico (23 March 1654), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (11 October 1666), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via (19 October 1689), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (23 July 1691), † 10 June 1700
 * Antonio de Aragón-Córdoba-Cardona y Fernández de Córdoba, member of the Council of the Military Orders, royal councilor of King Felipe IV of Spain, member of the Supreme Council of the Inquisition ( in pectore, published on 14 March 1650) – cardinal-priest without the title, † 7 October 1650

19 November 1650

 * Camillo Astalli-Pamphili, adopted nephew of the Pope – cardinal-priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (received the title on 17 October 1650), † 21 December 1663

19 February 1652

 * Jean François Paul de Gondi, archbishop of Corinto – cardinal-priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (received the title on 14 May 1655), † 24 August 1679
 * Domingo Pimentel Zúñiga, O.P. archbishop of Seville – cardinal-priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (received the title on 23 June 1653), † 2 December 1653
 * Fabio Chigi, bishop of Nardò, Secretary of State – cardinal-priest of S. Maria del Popolo (received the title on 12 March 1652), on 7 April 1655 became Pope Alexander VII, † 22 May 1667
 * Giovanni Girolamo Lomellini, general treasurer of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Onofrio (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 4 April 1659
 * Luigi Omodei, protonotary apostolic, dean of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Alessio (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (19 October 1676), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (13 September 1677), cardinal-priest of (8 January 1680), † 26 April 1685
 * Pietro Ottoboni, auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota – cardinal-priest of S. Salvatore in Lauro (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of S. Marco (15 November 1660), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (13 September 1677), cardinal-priest of (8 January 1680), cardinal-bishop of Sabiny (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Frascati (15 February 1683), cardinal-bishop of Porto e S. Rufina (10 November 1687), on 6 October 1689 became Pope Aleksander VIII, † 1 February 1691
 * Giacomo Corradi, auditor of the Sacred Roman Rota – cardinal-priest of S. Maria Traspontina (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 17 January 1666
 * Marcello Santacroce, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace – cardinal-priest of S. Stefano in Monte Celio (received the title on 12 March 1652), † 19 December 1674
 * Baccio Aldobrandini, privy chamberlain of His Holiness – cardinal-priest of S. Agnese in Agone (received the title on 12 March 1652), then cardinal-priest of SS. Nereo ed Achilleo (1 April 1658), † 21 January 1665
 * Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, O.S.Io.Hieros., grand prior in Germany of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro (received the title on 31 May 1655), then cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (30 March 1661), cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (12 March 1668), cardinal-deacon of S. Agata in Suburra (14 May 1670), † 19 February 1682
 * Lorenzo Imperiali, governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (in pectore, published on 2 March 1654) – cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (received the title on 23 March 1654), † 21 September 1673
 * Giberto Borromeo, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace (in pectore, published on 2 March 1654) – cardinal-priest of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (received the title on 23 March 1654), † 6 January 1672

23 June 1653

 * Carlo Barberini, prefect of Rome – cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (received the title on 18 August 1653), then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (30 August 1660), cardinal-deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (2 December 1675), cardinal-priest of S. Maria della Pace (27 September 1683), cardinal-priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (30 April 1685), † 2 October 1704

2 March 1654
All the new cardinals received the titular churches on 23 March 1654.
 * Giovanni Battista Spada, patriarch of Constantinople– cardinal-priest of S. Susanna, then cardinal-priest of S. Marcello (27 January 1659), cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (25 September 1673), † 23 January 1675
 * Prospero Caffarelli, auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-priest of S. Callisto, † 14 August 1659
 * Francesco Albizzi, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and assessor of the Supreme S.C. of the Roman and Universal Inquisition – cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Via, then cardinal-priest of SS. IV Coronati (24 August 1671), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (8 January 1680), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (1 December 1681), † 5 October 1684
 * Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (iuniore), referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace – cardinal-priest of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola, then cardinal-priest of S. Cecilia (18 March 1658), † 26 September 1674
 * Carlo Pio di Savoia, treasurer general of the Apostolic Chamber – cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Domnica, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (11 February 1664), cardinal-priest of S. Prisca (14 November 1667), cardinal-priest of S. Crisogono (28 January 1675), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1 December 1681), cardinal-bishop of Sabiny (15 February 1683), † 13 February 1689
 * Carlo Gualterio, referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and advocate of the poor – cardinal-deacon of Pancrazio, then cardinal-deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria (14 November 1667), cardinal-deacon of S. Maria in Cosmedin (12 March 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Eusebio (15 January 1669), † 1 January 1673
 * Decio Azzolini, secretary of Briefs to the Princes and of the Sacred College of Cardinals – cardinal-deacon of S. Adriano, then cardinal-deacon of S. Eustachio (12 March 1668), cardinal-priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (22 December 1681), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (15 February 1683), cardinal-priest of S. Prassede (13 November 1684), † 8 June 1689