Raffaele Fornari (23 January 1787, in Rome, Italy – 15 June 1854, in Rome) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a member of the Papal diplomacy and was nuntius to Belgium in 1842, to France 1842–1851, and prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education 1851–1854.


Raffaele Fornari
Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed7 June 1851
Term ended15 June 1854
PredecessorCarlo Vizzardelli
SuccessorGiovanni Brunelli
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1851-54)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Consecration3 April 1842
by Engelbert Sterckx
Created cardinal21 December 1846 (in pectore)
30 September 1850 (revealed)
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Raffaele Fornari

23 January 1787
Died15 June 1854(1854-06-15) (aged 67)
Rome, Papal States
BuriedSanta Maria sopra Minerva
ParentsFrancesco Fornari
Teresa Galli
Alma materCollegio Romano

He was named as a cardinal in pectore in 1846 by Pope Pius IX and the nomination was formally published later in 1850.

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