Luigi di Canossa

Luigi di Canossa SJ (20 April 1809 – 12 March 1900) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Verona from 1861 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1877.

His Eminence Luigi di Canossa S.J.
Bishop of Verona
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Verona
See	Verona
Appointed	30 September 1861
Term ended	12 March 1900
Predecessor	Benedetto Riccabona de Reinchenfels
Successor	Bartolomeo Bacilieri
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (1877–1900)
Orders
Ordination	1841
Consecration	23 January 1862 by Benedetto Riccabona de Reinchenfels
Created cardinal	12 March 1877 by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Luigi di Canossa
Born	20 April 1809 Verona, Napoleonic Kingdom
Died	12 March 1900(1900-03-12) (aged 90) Verona, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater	Collegio Romano
Coat of arms

Styles of Luigi di Canossa
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Verona

Biography

Born in Verona, he was the son of marquess Bonifacio di Canossa and Francesca de' Castiglioni. In 1837 he entered in the Society of Jesus and was ordained priest in 1841. From 1847 he lived in Milan.

In January 1861, he was appointed Bishop of Verona by Pope Pius IX, who created him Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello in 1877.

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Verona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Verona". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Benedetto Riccabona	Bishop of Verona 1861–1900	Succeeded by Bartolomeo Bacilieri
Records
Preceded by Teodolfo Mertel	Oldest living Member of the Sacred College 11 July 1899 – 12 March 1900	Succeeded by Michelangelo Celesia