Domenico Ferrata

His Eminence

Domenico Ferrata
His Eminence; Domenico Ferrata
Secretary of State
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	4 September 1914
Term ended	10 October 1914
Predecessor	Rafael Merry del Val de Zulueta
Successor	Pietro Gasparri
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1896–1914); Cardinal-Protector of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1902–14); Prefect of the Congregation of the Sacraments (1908–14); Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran (1913–14); Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office (1914);
Orders
Ordination	18 September 1869
Consecration	19 April 1885; by Lodovico Jacobini
Created cardinal	22 June 1896; by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Domenico Ferrata; 4 March 1847; Gradoli, Montefiascone, Viterbo, Papal States
Died	10 October 1914 (aged 67); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Parents	Giovanni Battista Ferrata; Maria Antonuzzi
Previous post(s)	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1884–85); Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1885–96); Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1889–91); Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1899–1900); Prefect of the Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1899–1900); Prefect of the Congregation for Rites (1900–02); Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1902–08);
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Domenico Ferrata JUD (4 March 1847 – 10 October 1914) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal who spent most of his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the Roman Curia.