Giacomo Filippo Fransoni


Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
Kardinal Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Appointed27 September 1822
Term ended20 April 1856
PredecessorMichele Belli
SuccessorGiacomo Luigi Brignole
Other post(s)Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1834–1856)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination14 March 1807
Consecration8 December 1822
by Pietro Francesco Galeffi
Created cardinal2 October 1826
by Pope Leo XII
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born(1775-12-10)10 December 1775
Died20 April 1856(1856-04-20) (aged 80)
Rome, Papal States
NationalityGenovese (1775–1797); Ligurian (1797–1805); French (1805–1814); Sardinian (1815–1856)
DenominationRoman Catholic

Giacomo Filippo Fransoni (10 December 1775 – 20 April 1856) was an Italian prelate and cardinal who served from 1834 to 1856 as prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. He was the cardinal priest of the Church of San Lorenzo in Lucina at the time of his death.[1]

  1. ^ "Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni". Catholic Hierarchy.[self-published source]