Editing Pope Gregory XVI (section)

====Consistories====
{{main|Cardinals created by Gregory XVI}}
The pope created 75 cardinals in 24 consistories, in which the pope elevated 35 cardinals "{{lang|la|[[in pectore]]}}", including his future successor Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, who would become [[Pope Pius IX]]. The pope also created six additional cardinals {{lang|la|in pectore}}, though the pope died before these names could be revealed, therefore cancelling their appointments to the cardinalate.

In 1836, the pope wanted to nominate Charles Joseph Benoît Mercy d'Argenteau to the College of Cardinals, but the archbishop refused the nomination because he did not wish to leave his family and home for a possible position in the Roman Curia. Gregory XVI nominated four {{lang|la|in pectore}} cardinals on 21 April 1845 and one on 24 November 1845; Gregory XVI also named another {{lang|la|in pectore}} cardinal in the 12 July 1841 consistory, never revealing his name. According to Philippe Boutry, Alerame Maria Pallavicini (the [[Prefecture of the Papal Household|Master of the Sacred Palace]]) was the {{lang|la|in pectore}} cardinal announced on 24 November 1845; however, Pope Pius IX refused to publish his name upon his ascension to the papacy less than a year later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cardinals.fiu.edu/consistories-xix.htm#GregoryXVI|title=Gregory XVI (1831–1846)|publisher=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church|date=|author=Salvador Miranda|accessdate=20 February 2022}}</ref>