Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti

Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti (9 March 1817 – 2 August 1873) was an Italian Catholic cardinal and politician of the Holy See.

His Eminence

Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed21 March 1870
Term ended2 August 1873
PredecessorLuigi Bilio
SuccessorKarl August Graf von Reisach
Orders
Ordination1842
Consecration3 April 1870
by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Created cardinal15 March 1858
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest (1858–70)
Cardinal-Bishop (1870–73)
Personal details
Born
Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti

9 March 1817
Ancona, Papal States
Died2 August 1873(1873-08-02) (aged 56)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedCampo Verano
ParentsFrancesco Milesi Pironi Ferretti
Laura Strina
Previous post(s)
Alma materPontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles
La Sapienza University

Early life and career

Ferretti was born on 9 March 1817 in Ancona and was educated there until he joined the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles. He was ordained in 1842.[1]

He was appointed Catholic Church governor of Ascoli, then Civitavecchia and finally Macerata. He served as pro-legate in both Urbino and Forlì until his appointment as minister of Commerce, Fine Arts and Public Works of the Papal States in 1854.[2]

Cardinalate

Ferretti was elevated to cardinal on 15 March 1858 and served as cardinal at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli from his elevation to his appointment as cardinal-bishop.

He was promoted to the position of "president of the Supreme Council of Commerce and Public Works". He served as camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals from 1869 to 1870 and participated in the First Vatican Council.

He served as cardinal bishop of Sabina and bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina from 1870 until his death in 1873.[3]

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy: Giuseppe Cardinal Milesi Pironi Ferretti
  2. S. Miranda: Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Milesi Pironi Ferretti, Giuseppe
  3. Catholic Hierarchy: Suburbicarian See of Porto-Santa Rufina
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