Teodolfo Mertel

His Eminence, The Most Reverend, Lord

Teodolfo Mertel
His Eminence, The Most Reverend, Lord; Teodolfo Mertel
Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Rome
See	Cardinal Deacon of the Roman Curia
Installed	24 March 1884
Term ended	11 July 1899
Predecessor	Antonio Saverio De Luca
Successor	Lucido Parocchi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Damaso; Cardinal-Protodeacon
Orders
Ordination	16 May 1858 (deacon); by Pope Pius IX
Created cardinal	15 March 1858; by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Teodolfo Mertel; 9 February 1806; Allumiere, Lazio,; Papal States
Died	11 July 1899 (aged 93); Allumiere, Lazio,; Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Allumiere, Province of Rome, Italy
Denomination	Catholic
Parents	Isidore Mertel
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio; Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
Coat of arms

Teodolfo Mertel (9 February 1806 – 11 July 1899) was a lawyer, deacon, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the last cardinal not to have been ordained at least a priest.^[1]