Cardinal Calini was born in
Calino on 9 January 1696. He was ordained priest on 17 December 1718 and elected bishop of the diocese of
Crema on 11 September 1730. Ten days later, on the 21st, he was consecrated by Cardinal
Angelo Maria Quirini at the
Church of San Marco,
Pope Clement XIII created him a cardinal on 27 September 1766 and received the red hat and the title of
Sant'Anastasia on the 30th of September of the same year. He died on 9 December 1782 at the age of 86. At his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. ==See also==