Congregation for Indulgences and Relics

Historical Details

• Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Congregation
  • Established: 6 July 1669
  • Curial Office
  • Roman Curia

Past Ordinaries

• Ludovico Calini † (Oct 1767 Appointed - 9 Dec 1782 Died)
• Antonio Eugenio Visconti † ( 1782 Appointed - 4 Mar 1788 Died)
• Antonio Maria Frosini † (1 Oct 1826 Appointed - 8 Jul 1834 Died)
• Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli † (11 Dec 1834 Appointed - 7 Oct 1837 Appointed, Official of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Gabriele Ferretti † (14 Mar 1843 Appointed - 17 Jul 1847 Appointed, Secretary of State)
• Charles Januarius Acton † (22 Dec 1846 Appointed - 23 Jun 1847 Died)
• Fabio Maria Asquini † (2 May 1847 Appointed - 8 May 1863 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity)
• Antonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. † (23 Apr 1863 Appointed - 17 Jan 1867 Appointed, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary)
• Giuseppe Andrea Bizzarri † (17 Jan 1867 Appointed - 31 Aug 1872 Appointed, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other)
• Lorenzo Barili † (6 Sep 1872 Appointed - 8 Mar 1875 Died)
• Innocenzo Ferrieri † (31 Mar 1875 Appointed - 6 Jul 1876 Appointed, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars)
• Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. † (12 Jul 1876 Appointed - 20 Dec 1876 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites)
• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano † (23 Dec 1876 Appointed - 27 Mar 1882 Appointed, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the College of Cardinals)
• Johann Baptist Franzelin, S.J. † (28 Mar 1885 Appointed - 11 Dec 1886 Died)
• Tommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. † (16 Dec 1886 Appointed - 28 Oct 1887 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies)
• Gaetano Aloisi Masella † (16 Nov 1887 Appointed - 3 Oct 1889 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites)
• Serafino Vannutelli † (13 Feb 1888 Appointed - 14 Mar 1889 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies)
• Carlo Cristofori † (14 Mar 1889 Appointed - 30 Jan 1891 Died)
• Giuseppe D’Annibale † (22 Jun 1890 Appointed - 17 Jul 1892 Died)
• Luigi (Domenico Daniele) Sepiacci, O.E.S.A. † (1 Aug 1892 Appointed - 26 Apr 1893 Died)
• Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. † (30 May 1893 Appointed - 7 Dec 1895 Died)
• Andreas Steinhuber, S.J. † (12 Dec 1895 Appointed - 1 Oct 1896 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index)
• Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. † (1 Dec 1896 Appointed - 20 Nov 1899 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars)
• Domenico Ferrata † (20 Nov 1899 Appointed - 23 Oct 1900 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites)
• Serafino Cretoni † (23 Oct 1900 Appointed - 7 Jan 1903 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Charles Januarius Acton † (Prefect: 22 Dec 1846 to 23 Jun 1847)
• Gaetano Aloisi Masella † (Prefect: 16 Nov 1887 to 3 Oct 1889)
• Fabio Maria Asquini † (Prefect: 2 May 1847 to 8 May 1863)
• Lorenzo Barili † (Prefect: 6 Sep 1872 to 8 Mar 1875)
• Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. † (Prefect: 12 Jul 1876 to 20 Dec 1876)
• Giuseppe Andrea Bizzarri † (Prefect: 17 Jan 1867 to 31 Aug 1872)
• Ludovico Calini † (Prefect: Oct 1767 to 9 Dec 1782)
• Castruccio Castracane degli Antelminelli † (Prefect: 11 Dec 1834 to 7 Oct 1837)
• Serafino Cretoni † (Prefect: 23 Oct 1900 to 7 Jan 1903)
• Carlo Cristofori † (Prefect: 14 Mar 1889 to 30 Jan 1891)
• Giuseppe D’Annibale † (Prefect: 22 Jun 1890 to 17 Jul 1892)
• Raffaele Cosimo de’ Girolami †
• Francesco Salesio Della Volpe † (Secretary: 1882 to 31 Dec 1891)
• Domenico Ferrata † (Prefect: 20 Nov 1899 to 23 Oct 1900)
• Gabriele Ferretti † (Prefect: 14 Mar 1843 to 17 Jul 1847)
• Innocenzo Ferrieri † (Prefect: 31 Mar 1875 to 6 Jul 1876)
• Johann Baptist Franzelin, S.J. † (Prefect: 28 Mar 1885 to 11 Dec 1886)
• Antonio Maria Frosini † (Prefect: 1 Oct 1826 to 8 Jul 1834)
• Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. † (Prefect: 1 Dec 1896 to 20 Nov 1899)
• Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano † (Prefect: 23 Dec 1876 to 27 Mar 1882)
• Antonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. † (Prefect: 23 Apr 1863 to 17 Jan 1867)
• Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. † (Prefect: 30 May 1893 to 7 Dec 1895)
• Luigi (Domenico Daniele) Sepiacci, O.E.S.A. † (Prefect: 1 Aug 1892 to 26 Apr 1893)
• Francesco Sogaro, F.S.C.J. † (Secretary: 1 May 1900 to 26 Oct 1903)
• Andreas Steinhuber, S.J. † (Prefect: 12 Dec 1895 to 1 Oct 1896)
• Serafino Vannutelli † (Prefect: 13 Feb 1888 to 14 Mar 1889)
• Antonio Eugenio Visconti † (Prefect: 1782 to 4 Mar 1788)
• Tommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. † (Prefect: 16 Dec 1886 to 28 Oct 1887)