Lorenzo Litta

His Eminence

Lorenzo Litta
His Eminence; Lorenzo Litta
Vicar General of Rome
	Portrait painted between 1800-24.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Rome
See	Rome
Appointed	28 September 1818
Term ended	1 May 1820
Predecessor	Giulio Maria della Somaglia
Successor	Annibale della Genga
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1814–20); Cardinal-Protector of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1817–20);
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Thebae (1793–1801); Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1794–96); Apostolic Nuncio to Russia (1797–99); Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1801–14); Prefect of the Congregation of the Index (1803–09); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1806–07); Prefect of the Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1814–18);
Orders
Ordination	6 June 1789
Consecration	6 October 1793; by Luigi Valenti Gonzaga
Created cardinal	23 February 1801 (in pectore); 28 September 1801 (revealed); by Pope Pius VII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1801–14); Cardinal-Bishop (1814–20)
Personal details
Born	Lorenzo Litta; 23 February 1756; Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died	1 May 1820 (aged 64); Monteflavio, Sabina, Papal States
Buried	Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio
Parents	Pompeo Giulio Litta Visconti Arese; Maria Elisabetta Visconti Borromeo Arese
Alma mater	La Sapienza

Lorenzo Litta (23 February 1756 – 1 May 1820) was an Italian littérateur and churchman, who became a Cardinal.