Raffaele Fornari


Raffaele Fornari
Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
Church Roman Catholic Church
Appointed 7 June 1851
Term ended 15 June 1854
Predecessor Carlo Vizzardelli
Successor Giovanni Brunelli
Other post(s) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1851-54)
Orders
Consecration 3 April 1842
by Engelbert Sterckx
Created cardinal 21 December 1846 (in pectore)
30 September 1850 (revealed)
by Pope Pius IX
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Raffaele Fornari

23 January 1787
Died 15 June 1854 (aged 67)
Rome, Papal States
Buried Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Parents Francesco Fornari
Teresa Galli
Previous post(s)
Alma mater Collegio Romano

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.

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