Luigi di Canossa explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Luigi di Canossa
Honorific Suffix:S.J.
Bishop of Verona
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Verona
See:Verona
Appointed:30 September 1861
Term End:12 March 1900
Predecessor:Benedetto Riccabona de Reinchenfels
Successor:Bartolomeo Bacilieri
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello (1877–1900)
Ordination:1841
Consecration:23 January 1862
Consecrated By:Benedetto Riccabona de Reinchenfels
Cardinal:12 March 1877
Created Cardinal By:Pope Pius IX
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Luigi di Canossa
Birth Date:20 April 1809
Birth Place:Verona, Napoleonic Kingdom
Death Place:Verona, Kingdom of Italy
Alma Mater:Collegio Romano
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of the Cardinal Luigi di Canossa.svg
Cardinal Name:Luigi di Canossa
Dipstyle:His Eminence
Offstyle:Your Eminence

Luigi di Canossa SJ (20 April 1809 – 12 March 1900) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Verona from 1861 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1877.

Biography

Born in Verona, he was the son of marquess Bonifacio di Canossa and Francesca de' Castiglioni. In 1837 he entered in the Society of Jesus and was ordained priest in 1841. From 1847 he lived in Milan.

In January 1861, he was appointed Bishop of Verona by Pope Pius IX, who created him Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello in 1877.

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