Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
In the consistory celebrated in Siena on March 5, 1460, Pope Pius II made Capranica a cardinal priest. Capranica entered Siena on March 21, 1460, receiving the red hat later that day. On March 26, 1460, he received the titular church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, his brother's former title.