Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti

Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti
His Eminence; Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti
	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	21 March 1870
Term ended	2 August 1873
Predecessor	Luigi Bilio
Successor	Karl August Graf von Reisach
Orders
Ordination	1842
Consecration	3 April 1870; by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Created cardinal	15 March 1858; by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1858–70); Cardinal-Bishop (1870–73)
Personal details
Birth name	Giuseppe Milesi Pironi Ferretti
Born	9 March 1817; Ancona, Papal States
Died	2 August 1873 (aged 56); Rome, Papal States
Buried	Campo Verano
Parents	Francesco Milesi Pironi Ferretti; Laura Strina
Previous post	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1858–70); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1869–70);
Alma mater	Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles; La Sapienza University

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

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]

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References

Catholic Hierarchy: Giuseppe Cardinal Milesi Pironi Ferretti
S. Miranda: Milesi Pironi Ferretti, Giuseppe
Catholic Hierarchy: Suburbicarian See of Porto-Santa Rufina

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Gaude	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli 1858–1870	Succeeded by Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy
Preceded by Karl-August von Reisach	Cardinal Bishop of Sabina 1870–1873	Succeeded by Luigi Bilio
Preceded by Alessandro Barnabò	Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1869–1870	Succeeded by Piero di Silvestri

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[1] Catholic Hierarchy: Giuseppe Cardinal Milesi Pironi Ferretti

[2] S. Miranda: Milesi Pironi Ferretti, Giuseppe

[3] Catholic Hierarchy: Suburbicarian See of Porto-Santa Rufina