Mario Mattei (6 September 1792, Pergola, Marche – 7 October 1870) was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. He became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860.
Mario Mattei | |
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| Dean of the College of Cardinals | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 30 September 1860 |
| Term ended | 7 October 1870 |
| Predecessor | Vincenzo Macchi |
| Successor | Costantino Patrizi Naro |
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| Ordination | c. 1817 |
| Consecration | 23 June 1844 by Vincenzo Macchi |
| Created cardinal | 2 July 1832 by Pope Gregory XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1832–42) Cardinal-Priest (1842–44) Cardinal-Bishop (1844–70) |
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| Born | Mario Mattei 6 September 1792 |
| Died | 7 October 1870 (aged 78) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Saint Peter's Basilica |
| Parents | Marco Mattei Francesca Orsini Bianchi |
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Personal life
editMario Mattei was born on 6 September 1792 in Pergola, Marche.
He was educated at the Collegio Ghislieri, a Roman college, and at the La Sapienza University where he received a doctorate in utroque iure) and later attended the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles in 1810.[1] Around 1817, he was ordained a priest.
Cardinal
editHe was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Gregory XVI in 1832 and was subsequently appointed to the following posts:[2]
- 1832 – Cardinal-Deacon of St Maria in Aquiro
- 1842 – Cardinal-Priest of St Maria degli Angeli
- 1844 – Bishop of Frascati
- 1854 – Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
- 1860 – Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Vatican service
editIn 1843, Mattei was appointed as Arch-Priest of St. Peter's Basilica and held this position until his death in 1870.
Records indicate that Mattei was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals twice; between 1834 and 1835 and between 1848 and 1850 and he was also appointed to be the Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860. He was a participant in the First Vatican Council between 1869 and 1870 and in the Papal Conclave of 1846 that elected Pope Pius IX.
