Michele di Pietro


Michele di Pietro
Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed20 May 1814
Term ended7 July 1821
PredecessorLeonardo Antonelli
SuccessorFrancesco Saverio Castiglione
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1771
Consecration24 February 1794
by Henry Benedict Mary Clement Stuart
Created cardinal23 February 1801 (in pectore)
9 August 1802 (revealed)
by Pope Pius VII
RankCardinal-Priest (1802–16)
Cardinal-Bishop (1816–21)
Personal details
Born
Michele di Pietro

18 January 1747
Died2 July 1821(1821-07-02) (aged 74)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedAlbano Cathedral
Alma materCollegio Romano
La Sapienza
Styles of
Michele di Pietro
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeAlbano Porto-Santa-Rufina (suburbicarian see)

Michele di Pietro (18 January 1747 – 2 July 1821) was an Papalini Catholic prelate who served as Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary and as Prefect of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1801. He was an uncle of Cardinal Camillo di Pietro.