Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata
Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata ( Maltese Fabrizio Xeberras ; born April 1, 1757 in Valletta , Malta , † August 3, 1843 in Senigallia ) was the first Maltese cardinal of the Roman Church .
After being ordained a priest in 1802, he was named titular archbishop of Berytus on September 20 of the same year . He was ordained bishop on December 21, 1802 by Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Doria Pamphilj ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishops Benedetto Fenaja CM , Titular Archbishop of Philippi , and Francesco Bertazzoli , Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Macedonia .
He belonged to the papal diplomatic corps and was a member of the Roman curia . Testaferrata was nuncio in Switzerland from 1802 to 1816 and secretary of the Consistorial Congregation in 1815 .
Pope Pius VII created him cardinal in pectore on March 8, 1816 , which was published in July 1817, and appointed him Bishop of Senigallia on April 6, 1818 .
Testaferrata participated in the conclave of 1823 that Pope Leo XII. chose. He belonged to the pro-Austrian Zelanti group. He also took part in the conclave of 1829 , which Pope Pius VIII elected, and in the conclave of 1830/1831 , from which Gregory XVI. emerged as Pope.
Only on February 18, 2012, Prosper Grech OSA , a Maltese was again appointed cardinal of the Roman Church.
literature
- Philippe Bountry: Nonciatures apostoliques . In: Souverain et pontife. Recherches prosopographiques sur la Curie Romaine à l'âge de la Restoration (1814–1846) . École française de Rome, Rome 2002, margin no. 26 (French, online edition [accessed November 7, 2019] there with the name Fabrizio Testaferrata Sceberras ).
Web links
- Sceberras testaferrata, Fabrizio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 5, 2016.
- Entry on Fabrizio Sceberra's Testaferrata on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 5, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Annibale della Genga |
Bishop of Senigallia 1818–1843 |
Antonio Maria Cagiano de Azevedo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Testaferrata, Fabrizio Sceberras |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Xeberras, Fabrizio; Testaferrata, Fabrizio Scriberras; Testaferrata Sceberras, Fabrizio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1757 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valletta |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1843 |
| Place of death | Senigallia |