Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli

His Eminence

Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli

CR
Archbishop of Palermo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdiocesePalermo
Installed21 February 1839
Term ended10 May 1853
PredecessorGaetano Trigona e Parisi
SuccessorGiovanni Battista Naselli
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1839–1853)
Orders
Ordination25 May 1793
Consecration1 April 1839
by Emmanuele de Gregorio
Created cardinal8 July 1839
by Pope Gregory XVI
Personal details
Born(1770-06-09)9 June 1770
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died10 May 1853(1853-05-10) (aged 82)
BuriedPalermo Cathedral
Coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date25 May 1793
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorEmmanuele de Gregorio
Co-consecratorsAntonio Luigi Piatti,
Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini
Date1 April 1839
PlaceSanta Maria della Vittoria
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Gregory XVI
Date8 July 1839
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli as principal consecrator
Domenico Maria Cilluffo e Costa24 April 1842
Angelo Filipponi24 April 1842
Pier Francesco Brunaccini8 September 1844

Ferdinando Maria Pignatelli (9 June 1770 – 10 May 1853) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal. He was the archbishop of Palermo from 1839 to his death in 1853.[1][2]

Biography

Ferdinando was born into the noble House of Pignatelli in Naples on 9 June 1770. He was the son of Giovanni Pignatelli, 2nd Prince of Monteroduni, and Donna Lucrezia Mormile (1730–1813), who were cousins.

His paternal grandparents were Luigi Pignatelli, 1st Prince of Monteroduni, and Maddalena Mormile (a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Carinari). His maternal grandparents were Michele Mormile, 4th Duke of Carinari, and Vittoria Mariconda, Duchess of Marzanello.

References

  1. ^ "Ferdinando Maria Cardinal Pignatelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ Gambasin, Angelo (1979). Religiosa magnificenza e plebi in Sicilia nel XIX secolo (in Italian). p. 85. ISBN 9788884985231.
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