Cardinals Created by Leo XIII (1879-82)

Consistory of 1879.05.12 (10)

Czechia1. Cardinal Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Born:1813.10.08 (Wien, Austria)
Ordained Priest:1836.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:1853.09.04
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1892.08.20 (Hukvaldy, Czechia † 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1853.06.27 – 1892.08.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1880.02.27 – 1892.08.20)

France2. Cardinal Florian-Jules Desprez

Spes nostra firma

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France)

Born:1807.04.18 (Ostricourt, France)
Ordained Priest:1829.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1851.01.05
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1895.01.21 (Toulouse, France † 87)

Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion (Réunion) ([1850.06.22] 1850.10.03 – 1857.03.19)

Bishop of Limoges (France) ([1857.02.04] 1857.03.19 – 1859.09.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France) ([1859.07.30] 1859.09.26 – 1895.01.21)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1879.09.22 – 1895.01.21)

Hungary3. Cardinal Lajos Haynald

Patiendo mereri

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary)

Born:1816.10.03 (Szécsény, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:1839.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:1852.08.15
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1891.07.04 (Kalocsa, Hungary † 74)

Titular Bishop of Hebron (1852.03.15 – 1852.10.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1852.03.15 – 1852.10.15)

Bishop of Transilvania (Romania) (1852.10.15 – 1864.09.22)

Titular Archbishop of Carthage (1864.09.22 – 1867.05.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1867.05.17 – 1891.07.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli (1879.09.22 – 1891.07.04)

France4. Cardinal Louis-François-Desiré-Édouard Pie

Ego tuus sum

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria
former Bishop of Poitiers (France)

Born:1815.09.26 (Pontgouin, France)
Ordained Priest:1839.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:1849.11.25
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1880.05.17 (Angoulême, France † 64)

Bishop of Poitiers (France) (1849.09.23 – 1880.05.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1879.09.22 – 1880.05.17)

Portugal5. Cardinal Americo Ferreira dos Santos Silva

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati
former Bishop of Porto (Portugal)

Born:1829.01.16 (Porto, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1852.09.26
Consecrated Bishop:1871.09.10
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1899.01.21 (Porto, Portugal † 70)

Bishop of Porto (Portugal) (1871.06.26 – 1899.01.21)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1880.02.27 – 1899.01.21)

Italy6. Cardinal Gaetano Alimonda

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy)

Born:1818.10.23 (Genova, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1843.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:1877.11.11
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1891.05.30 (Albaro, Italy † 72)

Bishop of Albenga (Italy) (1877.09.21 – 1879.05.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1879.09.22 – 1891.05.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Torino (Italy) (1883.08.09 – 1891.05.30)

Italy7. Cardinal Giuseppe Pecci, S.J.

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies

Born:1807.12.13 (Carpineto, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1837
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1890.02.08 (Roma, Italy † 82)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra (1879.05.15 – 1890.02.08)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies (1884.02.16 – 1887.10.29)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1887.12.20 – 1890.02.08)

England8. Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman, C.O.

Cor ad cor loquitur

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro

Born:1801.02.21 (London, England)
Ordained Priest:1847.05.30
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1890.08.11 (London, England † 89)
Beatified:2010.09.19 (Birmingham, England)
Canonised:2019.10.13

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (1879.05.15 – 1890.08.11)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1890.02.08 – 1890.08.11)

Cardinal and religious of Confederation of Oratories of Saint Philip Neri (Oratorians). Founder of Oratory of St. Philip Neri in England.

Germany9. Cardinal Joseph Hergenröther

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata
former Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives
former Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives

Born:1824.09.15 (Würzburg, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1848.03.28
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1890.10.03 (Mehrerau, Germany † 66)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere (1879.05.15 – 1888.06.01)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (1879.06.09 – 1890.10.03)

Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives (1879.06.09 – 1890.10.03)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata (1888.06.01 – 1890.10.03)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1890.08.11 – 1890.10.03)

France10. Cardinal Tommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P.

former Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies

Born:1833.10.29 (Bonifacio, France)
Ordained Priest:1856.05.17
Created Cardinal:1879.05.12
Died:1893.05.10 (Roma, Italy † 59)

Rector Magnificus of College of Saint Thomas (1873 – 1879.05.12)

Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano (1879.05.15 – 1891.06.01)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1886.12.16 – 1887.10.28)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies (1887.10.28 – 1893.01.16)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1890.10.03 – 1891.06.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1891.06.01 – 1893.01.06)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1893.01.06 – 1893.05.10)

Consistory of 1879.09.19 (4)

Italy1. Cardinal Pier Francesco Meglia

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti

Born:1810.11.03 (Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1836.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1864.09.25
Created Cardinal:1879.09.19
Died:1883.03.31 (Roma, Italy † 72)

Titular Archbishop of Damascus (1864.09.22 – 1879.09.19)

Apostolic Delegate to Mexico (1864.10.01 – 1866.10.26)

Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (1866.10.26 – 1874.07.10)

Apostolic Nuncio to France (1874.07.10 – 1883.03.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Martino ai Monti (1880.02.27 – 1883.03.31)

Italy2. Cardinal Giacomo Cattani

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy)

Born:1823.01.23 (Brisighella, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1845.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:1868.07.12
Created Cardinal:1879.09.19
Died:1887.02.14 (Ravenna, Italy † 64)

Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1868.03.16 – 1879.09.19)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1875.04.27 – 1879.09.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy) (1879.09.22 – 1887.02.14)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1880.02.27 – 1887.02.14)

Italy3. Cardinal Lodovico Jacobini

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria
former Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat

Born:1832.01.06 (Genzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1854.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:1874.03.24
Created Cardinal:1879.09.19
Died:1887.02.28 (Roma, Italy † 55)

Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1874.03.20 – 1879.09.19)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1874.03.27 – 1879.09.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria (1880.12.16 – 1887.02.28)

Secretary of State of Apostolic Secretariat (1880.12.16 – 1887.02.28)

Italy4. Cardinal Domenico Sanguigni

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana

Born:1809.06.27 (Terracina, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1874.08.23
Created Cardinal:1879.09.19
Died:1882.11.20 (Roma, Italy † 73)

Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1874.06.15 – 1879.09.19)

Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1874.08.25 – 1879.09.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1880.02.27 – 1882.11.20)

Consistory of 1880.12.13 (4)

Lebanon1. Cardinal Andon Bédros IX Hassoun (Antoine Pierre [Andon Bedros] Hassoun) (Armenian Rite)

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio
former Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Born:1809.06.15 (Constantinople, Turkiye)
Ordained Priest:1832.09.08
Consecrated Bishop:1842.06.19
Created Cardinal:1880.12.13
Died:1884.02.28 (Roma, Italy † 74)

Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus (1842.06.07 – 1846.08.02)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1842.06.07 – 1846.08.02)

Archbishop of Istanbul of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1846.08.02 – 1866.09.14)

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1866.09.14] 1867.07.12 – 1881.06)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1880.12.16 – 1884.02.28)

Italy[2] Cardinal Carlo Laurenzi

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites

Born:1821.01.12 (Perugia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1843.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:1877.06.24
Created Cardinal in pectore:1880.12.13
Revealed as Cardinal:1884.11.10
Died:1893.11.02 (Roma, Italy † 72)

Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palæstina (1877.06.22 – 1879.05.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia (Italy) (1877.06.22 – 1884.11.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1884.11.13 – 1893.11.02)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1889.02.11 – 1889)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites (1889.03.14 – 1893.11.02)

Italy[3] Cardinal Francesco Ricci Paracciani

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio
former President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter
former Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter

Born:1830.06.08 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal in pectore:1880.12.13
Revealed as Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1894.03.09 (Roma, Italy † 63)

Prefect of Prefecture of the Holy Apostolic Palaces (1875.10.01 – 1882.03.27)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico (1882.03.30 – 1891.06.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio (1891.06.01 – 1894.03.09)

President of Sacred Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter (1892? – 1894.03.09)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1892.10.06 – 1894.03.09)

Italy[4] Cardinal Pietro Lasagni

Benigno numine

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala

Born:1814.06.15 (Caprarola, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1836.12.17
Created Cardinal in pectore:1880.12.13
Revealed as Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1885.04.19 (Roma, Italy † 70)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria della Scala (1882.03.30 – 1885.04.19)

Consistory of 1882.03.27 (5)

Italy1. Cardinal Domenico Agostini

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace
former Patriarch of Venezia (Italy)

Born:1825.05.31 (Treviso, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1851.01.26
Consecrated Bishop:1871.12.17
Created Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1891.12.31 (Venezia, Italy † 66)

Bishop of Chioggia (Italy) (1871.10.27 – 1877.06.22)

Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) (1877.06.22 – 1891.12.31)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1882.03.30 – 1886.06.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (1886.06.07 – 1891.12.31)

Algeria2. Cardinal Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie

Caritas

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria)
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Carthage (Tunisia)

Born:1821.10.31 (Saint-Esprit, Huire, France)
Ordained Priest:1849.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:1863.03.22
Created Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1892.11.25 (Algiers, Algeria † 71)

Bishop of Nancy (France) (1863.03.16 – 1867.03.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Alger–Iulia Caesarea (Algeria) (1867.03.27 – 1892.11.25)

Founder of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) (1868)

Apostolic Administrator of Oran (Algeria) (1875.11.09 – 1876.04.03)

Apostolic Administrator of Tunis (Tunisia) (1881.06.28 – 1884.11.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (1882.07.03 – 1892.11.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Carthage (Tunisia) (1884.11.10 – 1892.11.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Ghardaïa (Algeria) (1891.03.13 – 1892.11.25)

Spain3. Cardinal Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D.

In fide et lenitate

former Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Born:1816.02.22 (Manresa, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1838
Consecrated Bishop:1858.12.12
Created Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1882.09.24 (Umbrete, Spain † 66)

Bishop of Islas Canarias (Spain) (1858.09.22 – 1868.03.13)

Bishop of Salamanca (Spain) (1868.03.13 – 1874.01.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) (1868.03.13 – 1874.01.16)

Bishop of Barcelona (Spain) (1874.01.16 – 1877.06.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1877.06.22 – 1882.09.24)

Cardinal-Priest with no Title assigned (1882.03.27 – 1882.09.24)

Ireland4. Cardinal Edward MacCabe

Aut vincere aut mori

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland)

Born:1816.02.14 (Dublin, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1839.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:1877.07.25
Created Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1885.02.11 (Dublin, Ireland † 68)

Titular Bishop of Gadaræ (1877.06.26 – 1879.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin (Ireland) (1877.06.26 – 1879.04.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dublin (Ireland) (1879.04.04 – 1885.02.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1882.03.30 – 1885.02.11)

Italy5. Cardinal Angelo Jacobini

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio
former Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs

Born:1825.04.25 (Genzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal:1882.03.27
Died:1886.03.02 (Roma, Italy † 60)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1875.10.03 – 1877.03.15)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1882.03.30 – 1886.03.02)

Consistory of 1882.09.25 (2)

Italy1. Cardinal Angelo Bianchi

former Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
former Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede in commendum
former Pro-Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria

Born:1817.11.19 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1874.11.01
Created Cardinal:1882.09.25
Died:1897.01.22 (Roma, Italy † 79)

Titular Archbishop of Myra (1874.10.10 – 1882.09.25)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1877.06.08 – 1879.09.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede (1883.03.15 – 1889.05.24)

Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1886.10.01 – 1889)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Rites (1887.11.15 – 1889.03.14)

Pro-Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1889.03.14 – 1897.01.22)

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1889.05.24 – 1897.01.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede in commendum (1889.05.24 – 1897.01.22)

Apostolic Administrator of Subiaco (Italy) (1889.09.23 – 1897.01.22)

Poland2. Cardinal Wlodzimierz Czacki

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
former Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs

Born:1834.04.16 (Poryck, Poland)
Ordained Priest:1867.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:1879.08.17
Created Cardinal:1882.09.25
Died:1888.03.08 (Roma, Italy † 53)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1877.03.15 – 1879.08.12)

Titular Archbishop of Salamis postea Constantia (1879.08.12 – 1882.09.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1883.03.15 – 1888.03.08)

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