Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
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Giacomo Filippo Fransoni (born 10 December 1775, died 20 April 1856) was an Italian Cardinal
who served from 1834 to 1856 as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
.
Born in Genoa
, he was ordained a priest on 14 March 1807, at 31 years of age, by Cardinal Pietro Francesco Galeffi.
On 7 September 1822 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
and ordained to the episcopate three months later. On 21 January 1823, aged 47, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
. On 2 October 1826, aged 50, he was elevated to the cardinalate and named Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.
On 21 November 1834, he was appointed Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in the Curia
. On 28 September 1855, aged almost 80, his titular church was changed to that of San Lorenzo in Lucina
.
He died on 20 April 1856, aged 80. He had been a priest for 49 years, a bishop for 33 and a cardinal for almost 30.
Cardinal Fransoni is in the episcopal lineage
of Pope Benedict XVI
.
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
who served from 1834 to 1856 as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in Rome is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for missionary work and related activities...
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Born in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, he was ordained a priest on 14 March 1807, at 31 years of age, by Cardinal Pietro Francesco Galeffi.
On 7 September 1822 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
Nazianzus
Nazianzus is a Roman Catholic titular metropolitan see in the former Roman province of Cappadocia Tertia.-History:Nazianzus was a small town the history of which is completely unknown...
and ordained to the episcopate three months later. On 21 January 1823, aged 47, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. On 2 October 1826, aged 50, he was elevated to the cardinalate and named Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli.
On 21 November 1834, he was appointed Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in the Curia
Curia
A curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people, i.e. more or less a tribe, and with a metonymy it came to mean also the meeting place where the tribe discussed its affairs...
. On 28 September 1855, aged almost 80, his titular church was changed to that of San Lorenzo in Lucina
San Lorenzo in Lucina
The Church of St Lawrence's at Lucina is a Roman Catholic parish and titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, dedicated to Saint Lawrence, Roman deacon and martyr. The name Lucina comes from the Roman matron owner of the house on which the church was built.The current Cardinal Priest of...
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He died on 20 April 1856, aged 80. He had been a priest for 49 years, a bishop for 33 and a cardinal for almost 30.
Cardinal Fransoni is in the episcopal lineage
Historical episcopate
The episcopate is the collective body of all bishops of a church. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Old-Catholic, Moravian Church, and Independent Catholic churches as well as in the Assyrian Church of the East, it is held that only a...
of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
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