Michele Viale-Prelà
| Michele Viale-Prelà | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna | |
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Michele Viale-Prelà, Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1853
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| Archdiocese | Bologna |
| Appointed | 28 September 1855 |
| Term ended | 15 May 1860 (died) |
| Predecessor | Carlo Oppizzoni |
| Successor | Filippo Maria Guidi |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio |
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| Ordination | 29 September 1823 |
| Consecration | 18 July 1841 by Luigi Lambruschini |
| Created Cardinal | 15 March 1852 by Pope Pius IX |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 29, 1799 Bastia, Corsica, France |
| Died | May 15, 1860 (aged 60) Bologna, Italy |
| Buried | Bologna Cathedral |
| Nationality | French |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Michele Viale-Prelà (29 September 1799 – 15 May 1860) was an aristocratic Catholic priest from Corsica, France, who served as a diplomat for the Holy See in Switzerland, Bavaria and Austria. He became a Cardinal and the Archbishop of Bologna. When Bologna, formerly one of the Papal States, was incorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia, he refused to recognize the new rulers.
Michele Viale-Prelà was born in Bastia, Corsica, on 29 September 1799 to a notable family of Genoese origin. His uncle Tommaso was the physician of Pope Pius VII and his brother Benedetto was the physician of Pope Pius IX. His brother Salvatore became distinguished as a writer. Michele Viale-Prelà was given the clerical habit and tonsure in 1808 at the age of nine. He entered the Seminario Romano in Rome in 1814, then went to the Collegio Romano in Rome where he earned a doctorate in theology on 10 September 1823. He studied law and philosophy at the Sapienza University of Rome and earned a doctorate in philosophy.
Michele Viale-Prelà was made a subdeacon on 21 September 1822. He was ordained as a priest on 29 September 1823. He worked at the secretariat of State of the Holy See as an assistant to Cardinal Luigi Lambruschini from 1824 to 1830. From 1828 to 1836 Viale-Prelà was auditor in the Apostolic Nunciature in Switzerland. He again worked at the secretariat of State from 1836 to 1838. From 9 August 1838 to 1841 he was Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria per pro in Munich. On 12 July 1841 Viale-Prelà was appointed titular Archbishop of Cartagine. He was consecrated on 18 July 1841 in the church of San Carlo ai Catinari, Rome, by Cardinal Luigi Lambruschini and was made assistant at the Pontifical Throne on 20 July 1841. He continued as Apostolic Internuncio to Bavaria from 1841 to 1845.
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