Raffaele Fornari | |
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Prefect of the Congregation for Studies | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 7 June 1851 |
Term ended | 15 June 1854 |
Predecessor | Carlo Vizzardelli |
Successor | Giovanni Brunelli |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1851-54) |
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Consecration | 3 April 1842 by Engelbert Sterckx |
Created cardinal | 21 December 1846 (in pectore) 30 September 1850 (revealed) by Pope Pius IX |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Raffaele Fornari 23 January 1787 |
Died | 15 June 1854 Rome, Papal States | (aged 67)
Buried | Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Parents | Francesco Fornari Teresa Galli |
Alma mater | Collegio Romano |
Raffaele Fornari (23 January 1787, in Rome, Italy – 15 June 1854, in Rome) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a member of the Papal diplomacy and was nuntius to Belgium in 1842, to France 1842–1851, and prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education 1851–1854.
He was named as a cardinal in pectore in 1846 by Pope Pius IX and the nomination was formally published later in 1850.
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