ig inn as io ▁dell ▁S ap ienza , ▁schools , ▁libraries ▁and ▁museum s ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome ; ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁charge ▁with ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁postal ▁service ▁and ▁urban ▁works . ▁ ▁Card inal ate ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁Card inal - P ri est ▁of ▁S s . ▁Giovanni ▁e ▁Paolo ▁in ▁the ▁cons istory ▁of ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁ ▁Epis cop ate ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁bishop ▁of ▁Im ola ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁in ▁the ▁Pope ' s ▁private ▁chap el , ▁Rome , ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁VII , ▁formerly ▁Bar n aba ▁Ch iar am ont i , ▁cardinal ▁bishop ▁of ▁Im ola . ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Francesco ▁Bert azz oli , ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Ed essa ▁in ▁part ibus ▁inf idel ium , ▁and ▁by ▁Giuseppe ▁Bart ol ome o ▁Men oc chio , ▁bishop ▁of ▁P orf ire one ▁in ▁part ibus ▁inf idel ium , ▁pap al ▁sac rist an . ▁Rus con i ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁leg ate ▁in ▁Rom agna ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁conc lave ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁which ▁elected ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XII . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category :