Teodolfo Mertel


Teodolfo Mertel
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseRome
SeeCardinal Deacon of the Roman Curia
Installed24 March 1884
Term ended11 July 1899
PredecessorAntonio Saverio De Luca
SuccessorLucido Parocchi
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso
Cardinal-Protodeacon
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio
Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
Orders
Ordination16 May 1858 (deacon)
by Pope Pius IX
Created cardinal15 March 1858
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Teodolfo Mertel

9 February 1806
Died11 July 1899(1899-07-11) (aged 93)
Allumiere, Lazio,
Kingdom of Italy
BuriedAllumiere, Province of Rome, Italy
DenominationCatholic
ParentsIsidore Mertel
ProfessionLawyer
Judge
Coat of armsTeodolfo Mertel's coat of arms

Teodolfo Mertel (9 February 1806 – 11 July 1899) was a lawyer, deacon, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the last cardinal not to have been ordained at least a priest.[1]

  1. ^ "Teodolfo Cardinal Mertel". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.