Ludovico Micara

Dean of the College of Cardinals
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed17 June 1844
Term ended24 May 1847
PredecessorBartolomeo Pacca
SuccessorVincenzo Macchi
Other post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1798
Consecration15 October 1837
by Bartolomeo Pacca
Created cardinal20 December 1824 (in pectore)
13 March 1826 (revealed)
by Pope Leo XII
RankCardinal-Priest (1826–37)
Cardinal-Bishop (1837–47)
Personal details
Born
Ludovico Micara

12 October 1775
Died24 May 1847(1847-05-24) (aged 71)
Rome, Papal States
ParentsGianfilippo Micara
Gaetana Lucidi
Previous post(s)
Styles of
Ludovico Micara
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBishop of Ostia

Ludovico Micara[1] (12 October 1775 – 24 May 1847) was an Italian Capuchin and Cardinal. He was born at Frascati, in the Papal States. Ordained in 1798, he became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1824.

He was in hiding for the end of the Napoleonic Wars period. He became Apostolic Preacher in 1820. He was created cardinal in 1824. He became Bishop of Frascati in 1837 and Bishop of Ostia in 1844.

Notes

  1. Lodovico Micara, Ludovico da Frascati.


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