Alessandro Franchi (cardinal)

Alessandro Franchi
Secretary of State
The then-archbishop Franchi in 1865.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed5 March 1878
Term ended31 July 1878
PredecessorGiovanni Simeoni
SuccessorLorenzo Nina
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1874-78)
Prefect of the Apostolic Palaces (1878)
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1856-73)
Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1856-59)
Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1860-68)
Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1868-69)
Prefect of the Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1874-78)
Orders
Ordination16 March 1842
Consecration6 July 1856
by Pope Pius IX
Created cardinal22 December 1873
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Alessandro Franchi

(1819-06-25)25 June 1819
Died31 July 1878(1878-07-31) (aged 59)
Apostolic Palace, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedCampo Verano
Alma materPontifical Roman Seminary
Sapienza University of Rome

Alessandro Franchi (25 June, 1819 – 31 July, 1878) was an Italian cardinal and archbishop.