Ignatius Persico
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Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico (30 January 1823 – 7 December 1895) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]
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Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 30 May 1893 |
Term ended | 7 December 1895 |
Predecessor | Luigi Sepiacci |
Successor | Andreas Steinhuber |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1893–95) |
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Ordination | 24 January 1846 by Gennaro Pasca |
Consecration | 4 June 1854 by Anastasius Hartmann |
Created cardinal | 16 January 1893 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born | Pietro Persico 30 January 1823 |
Died | 7 December 1895(1895-12-07) (aged 72) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Buried | Campo Verano |
Parents | Francesco Xaverio Persico Giuseppina Pennacchio |
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He served multiple assignments, including as vicar apostolic, bishop, apostolic delegate to Ireland, and vicar of the Roman Colleges. He briefly served as the bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia in the United States from 1870 to 1873.