Mario Mattei (6 September 1792, Pergola,

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– 7 October 1870) was an Italian

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, 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 ''

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'', 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. Around 1817, he was ordained a priest.

Cardinal

He was elevated to

by Pope Gregory XVI in 1832 and was subsequently appointed to the following posts:Catholic Hierarchy - Mattei
*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

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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

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and in the Papal Conclave of 1846 that elected

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mattei, Mario 1792 births 1870 deaths People from Pergola, Marche 19th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Frascati Cardinal-bishops of Ostia Cardinal-bishops of Porto House of Mattei Deans of the College of Cardinals Camerlengos of the Holy Roman Church Cardinals created by Pope Gregory XVI