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Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta

Deceased

Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede

Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
10 Oct 1865BornLondon, Great Britain
30 Oct 188823.1Ordained PriestPriest
19 Apr 190034.5AppointedTitular Archbishop of Nicaea
19 Apr 190034.5AppointedPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
6 May 190034.6Ordained BishopTitular Archbishop of Nicaea
9 Nov 190338.1AppointedCardinal-Priest of S. Prassede
9 Nov 190338.1Elevated to Cardinal
12 Nov 190338.1AppointedSecretary of the Secretariat of State
12 Jan 191448.3AppointedArchpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}
20 Aug 191448.9ResignedSecretary of the Secretariat of State
14 Oct 191449.0AppointedSecretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
26 Feb 193064.4DiedSecretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office

  • a priest for 41.3 years
  • a bishop for 29.8 years
  • a cardinal for 26.3 years
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