Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli

Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli (9 June 1770 – 10 May 1853) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal. He was the archbishop of Palermo from 1839 to his death in 1853.^[1][2]

His Eminence Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli CR
Archbishop of Palermo
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Palermo
Installed	21 February 1839
Term ended	10 May 1853
Predecessor	Gaetano Trigona e Parisi
Successor	Giovanni Battista Naselli
Other post	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1839–1853)
Orders
Ordination	25 May 1793
Consecration	1 April 1839 by Emmanuele de Gregorio
Created cardinal	8 July 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI
Personal details
Born	(1770-06-09)9 June 1770 Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died	10 May 1853(1853-05-10) (aged 82)
Buried	Palermo Cathedral
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date 25 May 1793 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Emmanuele de Gregorio Co-consecrators Antonio Luigi Piatti, Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini Date 1 April 1839 Place Santa Maria della Vittoria Cardinalate Elevated by Pope Gregory XVI Date 8 July 1839
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli as principal consecrator Domenico Maria Cilluffo e Costa 24 April 1842 Angelo Filipponi 24 April 1842 Pier Francesco Brunaccini 8 September 1844

Biography

Ferdinando was born into the noble House of Pignatelli in Naples on 9 June 1770. He was the son of Giovanni Pignatelli, 2nd Prince of Monteroduni, and Donna Lucrezia Mormile (1730–1813), who were cousins.

His paternal grandparents were Luigi Pignatelli, 1st Prince of Monteroduni, and Maddalena Mormile (a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Carinari). His maternal grandparents were Michele Mormile, 4th Duke of Carinari, and Vittoria Mariconda, Duchess of Marzanello.