Giovanni Simeoni
| Giovanni Simeoni | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon |
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Cardinal Simeoni in 1878.
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| Other posts | Apostolic Nuncio to Spain 1875–1876 Cardinal Secretary of State 1876–1878 Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith 1878–1892 Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1885–1886 |
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| Ordination | 1839 |
| Consecration | April 4, 1875 |
| Created Cardinal | March 15, 1875 (created in pectore) September 17, 1875 (elevated) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 12, 1816 Paliano, Italy |
| Died | January 14, 1892 (aged 75) Rome, Italy |
Giovanni Simeoni (July 12, 1816 – January 14, 1892) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Propagation of the Faith from 1878 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1875.
Giovanni Simeoni was born in Paliano; his father was a majordomo of the Colonna family. He attended the seminary in Palestrina before going to Rome to study at the Collegio Romano and La Sapienza University, where he studied theology and canon law. The Colonna family subsidized his studies.
Simeoni was ordained to the priesthood in 1839. He then served as preceptor of the children of Prince Colonna, and as professor of philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urban Athenaeum of Propaganda Fide. After being raised to the rank of Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness, he was made auditor of the nunciature to Spain and Domestic Prelate of His Holiness (1857). Simeoni later became adiutor ab actis of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, and served as the Congregation's secretary from 1868 to 1875.
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