Blessed Pope Pius IX
(Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti)
1846.06.16 – 1878.02.07
Bishop of Rome
Vicar of Jesus Christ
Successor of the Prince of the Apostles
Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church
Patriarch of the West
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Rome
Servant of the Servants of God
| Born: | 1792.05.13 (Senigallia, Italy) |
| Ordained Priest: | 1819.04.10 |
| Consecrated Bishop: | 1827.06.03 |
| Created Cardinal in pectore: | 1839.12.23 |
| Revealed as Cardinal: | 1840.12.14 |
| Elected as Supreme Pontiff: | 1846.06.16 |
| Installed as Supreme Pontiff: | 1846.06.21 |
| Died: | 1878.02.07 (Vatican City State † 85) |
| Beatified: | 2000.09.03 |
Priest of Roma (Italy) (1819.04.10 – 1827.05.21)
Archbishop of Spoleto (Italy) (1827.05.21 – 1832.12.17)
Archbishop-Bishop of Imola (Italy) (1832.12.17 – 1846.06.16)
Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1840.12.17 – 1846.06.16)
Supreme Pontiff (1846.06.16 [1846.06.21] – 1878.02.07)
Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1847 – 1853)
Cardinals Created:
123 Cardinals (23 Consistories)
Documents Issued:
85 Documents
Saints Proclaimed:
63 Saints (2 ceremonies), 331 Blesseds (17 ceremonies)
Buried at:
Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Roma, Italy (Sarcophagus)
