Johann Baptist Franzelin


Johannes Baptist Franzelin

Prefect of the Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed28 March 1885
Term ended11 December 1886
PredecessorLuigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
SuccessorTommaso Maria Zigliara
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio (1876-86)
Orders
Ordination23 December 1849
Created cardinal3 April 1876
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Johann Baptist Franzelin

15 April 1816
Died11 December 1886(1886-12-11) (aged 70)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
ParentsPellegrino Franzelin
Anna Weiser
Alma materCollegio Romano
Pontifical Gregorian University

Johannes Baptist Franzelin (b. at Aldein, in Tyrol, 15 April 1816; d. at Rome, 11 December 1886) was an Austrian Jesuit theologian and Cardinal.