Alessandro Franchi (cardinal)
Alessandro Franchi | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Secretary of State | |
The then-archbishop Franchi in 1865. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 5 March 1878 |
| Term ended | 31 July 1878 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Simeoni |
| Successor | Lorenzo Nina |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1874-78) Prefect of the Apostolic Palaces (1878) |
| Previous posts | 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 | |
| Ordination | 16 March 1842 |
| Consecration | 6 July 1856 by Pope Pius IX |
| Created cardinal | 22 December 1873 by Pope Pius IX |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alessandro Franchi 25 June 1819 |
| Died | 31 July 1878 (aged 59) Apostolic Palace, Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Campo Verano |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Seminary Sapienza University of Rome |
Alessandro Franchi (25 June, 1819 – 31 July, 1878) was an Italian cardinal and archbishop.