Ignazio Masotti Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Ignazio Masotti
Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:12 August 1886
Term End:31 October 1888
Predecessor:Innocenzo Ferrieri
Successor:Isidoro Verga
Other Post:Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio (1884-88)
Cardinal:10 November 1884
Created Cardinal By:Pope Leo XIII
Rank:Cardinal-Deacon
Birth Name:Ignazio Masotti
Birth Date:16 January 1817
Birth Place:Forlì, Papal States
Death Place:Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried:Campo Verano
Previous Post:Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1882-86)

Ignazio Masotti (16 January 1817 – 31 October 1888) was an Italian cardinal.