About Giovanni Soglia Ceroni
Lived 1779 – 1856 (aged 76). Giovanni Soglia Ceroni was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Giovanni Soglia Ceroni (10 October 1779 – 12 August 1856) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Biography He was ordained a priest on 1 January 1803. appointed him Titular Bishop of Ephesus on 2 October 1826 and ordained a bishop on 22 October.
On 23 June 1834 he was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Studies. On 6 April 1835, he was named Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.
Pope Gregory XVI made him a cardinal in pectore on 12 February 1838 and then announced publicly that he was Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati at a papal consistory held on 21 February 1839. He participated in the papal conclave of 1846 that elected Pope Pius IX. He served as Secretary of State of the Holy See from 4 June 1848 until his resignation on 29 November of that year.
He died on 2 August 1856.
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Who was Giovanni Soglia Ceroni?
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Giovanni Soglia Ceroni was born on 10 October 1779 in Casola Valsenio.
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Giovanni Soglia Ceroni died on 12 August 1856 in Osimo.
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Giovanni Soglia Ceroni was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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