Desiderio Scaglia

Desiderio Cardinal Scaglia, O.P.
Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente Cardinal-Priest of Twelve Holy Apostles Cardinal-Priest of San Carlo al Corso Bishop Emeritus of Como

Church	San Carlo al Corso
Diocese	Melfi and Rapolla, and Como
Appointed	1621
Other posts	Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Orders
Ordination	16 May 1621 (episcopal) by Giambattista Cardinal Leni
Created Cardinal	11 January 1621 by Pope Paul V
Personal details
Born	1567 Cremona, Duchy of Milan
Died	21 August 1639 (age 72) Rome, Papal States
Buried	San Carlo al Corso
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Desiderio Scaglia (1567 – 21 August 1639), also known as the Cardinal of Cremona, was an Italian cardinal and bishop. He was a relative of cardinals Girolamo Bernerio, Scipione Cobelluzzi and Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri and was a member of the Dominican Order.

Desiderio Scaglia was born in 1567 at Cremona in the province of Cremona in Lombardy, part of the Duchy of Milan. He was a professor in the Dominican houses of study in Cremona and other cities in Lombardy. He was a well-known theologian and preacher during his time. During the pontificate of Pope Clement VIII, he was named inquisitor in the dioceses of Pavia, Cremona and Milan. In 1616 he was called to Rome and named commissary of the Roman Inquisition.

Pope Paul V created him cardinal at the consistory of 11 January 1621.

Cardinal Scaglia was ordained bishop by Giambattista Cardinal Leni on 16 May 1621. He was appointed bishop of Melfi and Rapolla in 1621 and transferred to the diocese of Como the following year. He gave up the diocese of Como in 1632–1633 when was Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals.