Mario Mattei
- President of the Congregation of the Reverend Basilica of Saint Peter (1843–70)
- Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica (1843–70)
- Pro-Datary of the Apostolic Dataria (1858–70)
- Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia-Velletri (1860–70)
by Vincenzo Macchi
by Pope Gregory XVI
Cardinal-Priest (1842–44)
Cardinal-Bishop (1844–70)
6 September 1792
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Francesca Orsini Bianchi
- Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1832–42)
- Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1834–35; 1848–50)
- Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (1842–44)
- Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1844–54)
- Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1854–60)
- Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (1854–58)
Mario Mattei (6 September 1792, Pergola, Marche – 7 October 1870) was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. He became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860.
Personal life
Mario Mattei was born on 6 September 1792 in Pergola, Marche.
He was educated at the Collegio Ghislieri, a Roman college, and at the La Sapienza University where he received a doctorate in utroque iure) and later attended the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles in 1810.[1] Around 1817, he was ordained a priest.
Cardinal
He was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Gregory XVI in 1832 and was subsequently appointed to the following posts:[2]
- 1832 – Cardinal-Deacon of St Maria in Aquiro
- 1842 – Cardinal-Priest of St Maria degli Angeli
- 1844 – Bishop of Frascati
- 1854 – Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
- 1860 – Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Vatican service
In 1843, Mattei was appointed as Arch-Priest of St. Peter's Basilica and held this position until his death in 1870.
Records indicate that Mattei was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals twice; between 1834 and 1835 and between 1848 and 1850 and he was also appointed to be the Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860. He was a participant in the First Vatican Council and in the Papal Conclave of 1846 that elected Pope Pius IX.
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Preceded by | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati 17 June 1844 – 23 June 1854 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 23 June 1854 – 17 December 1860 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Cardinal-Bishop of Osta e Velletri and Dean of the College of Cardinals 17 December 1860 – 7 October 1870 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Arch-Priest of St. Peter's Basilica 11 March 1843 – 7 October 1870 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Luigi Gazzoli | Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 20 January 1834 – 6 April 1835 (1st Term) | Succeeded by Nicola Grimaldi |
Preceded by | Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1848–1850 (2nd Term) | Succeeded by |
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