Alessandro Franchi (cardinal)
Italian cardinal and archbishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alessandro Franchi (25 June, 1819 ā 31 July, 1878) was an Italian cardinal and archbishop.
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Alessandro Franchi | |
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Secretary of State | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 5 March 1878 |
Term ended | 31 July 1878 |
Predecessor | Giovanni Simeoni |
Successor | Lorenzo Nina |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1874-78) Prefect of the Apostolic Palaces (1878) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 16 March 1842 |
Consecration | 6 July 1856 by Pope Pius IX |
Created cardinal | 22 December 1873 by Pope Pius IX |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Alessandro Franchi (1819-06-25)25 June 1819 |
Died | 31 July 1878(1878-07-31) (aged 59) Apostolic Palace, Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Buried | Campo Verano |
Previous post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1856-73) Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1856-59) Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1860-68) Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1868-69) Prefect of the Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1874-78) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Seminary Sapienza University of Rome |
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