Italian judge, deacon and lay cardinal (1806–1899)
His Eminence, The Most Reverend, Lord
Teodolfo Mertel
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
Church
Roman Catholic
Archdiocese
Rome
See
Cardinal Deacon of the Roman Curia
Installed
24 March 1884
Term ended
11 July 1899
Predecessor
Antonio Saverio De Luca
Successor
Lucido Parocchi
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso Cardinal-Protodeacon
Orders
Ordination
16 May 1858 (deacon) by Pope Pius IX
Created cardinal
15 March 1858 by Pope Pius IX
Rank
Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Teodolfo Mertel
9 February 1806
Allumiere, Lazio, Papal States
Died
11 July 1899(1899-07-11) (aged 93) Allumiere, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy
Buried
Allumiere, Province of Rome, Italy
Denomination
Catholic
Parents
Isidore Mertel
Previous post(s)
Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
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Teodolfo Mertel (9 February 1806 – 11 July 1899) was a lawyer, deacon, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the last cardinal not to have been ordained at least a priest.[1]
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