See Ostia e Velletri Rank Cardinal-Bishop Ordination February 27, 1768 Created Cardinal 12 July 1779 Consecration February 23, 1777 | Term ended 20 April 1820 Appointed 26 September 1814 Name Alessandro Mattei | |
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Other posts Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica Similar People Pope Clement XIII, Pope Innocent VIII, Otto II - Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Innocent XII, Pope Anastasius III | ||
Alessandro Mattei (20 February 1744, Rome – 20 April 1820) was an Italian Cardinal, and a significant figure in papal diplomacy of the Napoleonic period. He was from the Roman aristocratic House of Mattei.
He became Archbishop of Ferrara in 1777, and was named cardinal in 1779.
He became Bishop of Palestrina in 1800, Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina in 1809, and Bishop of Ostia in 1814. From 1817 to his death he was archpriest of St Peter's Basilica.
Episcopal succession
Cardinal Bernardino Giraud consecrated Mattei to the episcopacy on 23 February 1777. Having himself consecrated Pietro Francesco Galleffi to the episcopacy, Cardinal Mattei is in the episcopal lineage of Pope Francis.
References
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