Ludovico Micara Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Ludovico Micara
Honorific Suffix:O.F.M. Cap.
Dean of the College of Cardinals
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:17 June 1844
Term End:24 May 1847
Predecessor:Bartolomeo Pacca
Successor:Vincenzo Macchi
Ordination:December 1798
Consecration:15 October 1837
Consecrated By:Bartolomeo Pacca
Cardinal:20 December 1824
13 March 1826
Created Cardinal By:Pope Leo XII
Rank:Cardinal-Priest (1826–37)
Cardinal-Bishop (1837–47)
Birth Name:Ludovico Micara
Birth Date:12 October 1775
Birth Place:Frascati, Papal States
Death Place:Rome, Papal States
Parents:Gianfilippo Micara
Gaetana Lucidi
Cardinal Name:Ludovico Micara
Dipstyle:His Eminence
Offstyle:Your Eminence

Ludovico Micara[1] (12 October 1775 – 24 May 1847) was an Italian Capuchin and Cardinal. He was born at Frascati, in the Papal States. Ordained in 1798, he became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1824.

He was in hiding for the end of the Napoleonic Wars period. He became Apostolic Preacher in 1820. He was created cardinal in 1824. He became Bishop of Frascati in 1837 and Bishop of Ostia in 1844.

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Notes and References

  1. Lodovico Micara, Ludovico da Frascati.