Giacomo Giustiniani
Giacomo Giustiniani | |
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President of the Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | 1 July 1837 |
Term ended | 24 February 1843 |
Predecessor | Pietro Francesco Galleffi |
Successor | Mario Mattei |
Other post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 21 December 1816 |
Consecration | 20 April 1817 by Alessandro Mattei |
Created cardinal | 2 October 1826 by Pope Leo XII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest (1827–39) Cardinal-Bishop (1839–43) |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Giacomo Giustiniani |
Born | 29 December 1769 Rome, Papal States |
Died | 24 February 1843 Rome, Papal States | (aged 73)
Buried | Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Parents | Benedetto Giustiniani Cecilia Carlotta Mahoni |
Alma mater | La Sapienza University |
Styles of Giacomo Giustiniani | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Cardinal bishop of Albano |
Giacomo Giustiniani (1769–1843) was an Italian priest, papal diplomat and Cardinal. Considered papabile in the Papal Conclave (1830–31), his election was vetoed by Ferdinand VII of Spain.[1]
He was the younger brother of , de jure 6th Earl of Newburgh.[2]
His ecclesiastical career and preparation for the priesthood was interrupted by the Napoleonic Wars, and he was ordained in 1816. In 1817 he was papal nuncio in Spain and became titular archbishop of Tyre. He became bishop of Imola in 1826.
He was created Cardinal by Pope Leo XII in 1826. He became bishop of Albano in 1839 and he became Camerlengo in 1837.
Notes[]
- ^ Sede Vacante 1829, 1830
- ^ proc, Parliament lords (1830-01-01). 4 papers relating to claims to the earldom of Newburgh.
External links[]
- Catholic Hierarchy page [self-published]
- Biography
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- 1769 births
- 1843 deaths
- 19th-century Italian cardinals
- Cardinal-bishops of Albano
- Bishops of Imola
- Diplomats of the Holy See
- 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
- Camerlengos of the Holy Roman Church
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