Isidoro Verga

Summary

Isidoro Verga (29 April 1832 – 10 August 1899) was an Italian canon lawyer and cardinal.


Isidoro Verga
Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed1 October 1896
Term ended10 August 1899
PredecessorRaffaele Monaco La Valletta
SuccessorSerafino Vannutelli
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1896–99)
Orders
Ordination1859
Consecration13 December 1896
by Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
Created cardinal10 November 1884
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Deacon (1884–96)
Cardinal-Priest (1896)
Cardinal-Bishop (1896–99)
Personal details
Born
Isidoro Verga

29 April 1832
Died10 August 1899(1899-08-10) (aged 67)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedCampo Verano
Previous post(s)
Alma materCollegio Romano
La Sapienza University

He was created cardinal in 1884,[1] and became bishop of Albano and Apostolic Penitentiary in 1896,[2] and given the titular church of San Callisto.[3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church – Consistories of the 19th Century
  2. ^ [1], [2]
  3. ^ Cardinal Title S. Callisto GCatholic.org

External links edit

  • Catholic Hierarchy page [self-published]
  • Biography
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Cardinal Protodeacon
1 June 1891 – 22 June 1896
Succeeded by