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His Eminence Alessandro Mattei
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri

See	Ostia e Velletri
Appointed	26 September 1814
Term ended	20 April 1820
Predecessor	Leonardo Antonelli
Successor	Giulio Maria della Somaglia
Other post(s)	Archpriest of Saint Peter's Basilica
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Ferrara (1777–1800) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1782–1786) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1786–1800) Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1800–1809) Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1809–1814)
Orders
Ordination	27 February 1768
Consecration	23 February 1777 by Bernardino Giraud
Created cardinal	12 July 1779
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	(1744-02-20)20 February 1744 Rome
Died	20 April 1820(1820-04-20) (aged 76)
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Alessandro Mattei (20 February 1744, Rome – 20 April 1820) was an Italian Cardinal, and a significant figure in papal diplomacy of the Napoleonic period. He was from the Roman aristocratic House of Mattei.

He became Archbishop of Ferrara in 1777, and was named cardinal in 1779.

He became Bishop of Palestrina in 1800, Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina in 1809, and Bishop of Ostia in 1814.^[1] From 1817 to his death he was archpriest of St Peter's Basilica.

Episcopal succession

Ordination history of
Alessandro Mattei

History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Bernardino Giraud

Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Alessandro Mattei as principal consecrator
Pietro Francesco Galleffi	12 September 1819

Cardinal Bernardino Giraud consecrated Mattei to the episcopacy on 23 February 1777. Having himself consecrated Pietro Francesco Galleffi to the episcopacy, Cardinal Mattei is in the episcopal lineage of Pope Francis.^[2]

Notes

^ Vescovi diocesani Archived 2006-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ Profile of Pope Francis at Catholic Hierarchy.org ^{[importance?]}

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Biography

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leonardo Antonelli	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina 2 April 1800 – 27 March 1809	Succeeded by Aurelio Roverella
Preceded by Luigi Valenti Gonzaga	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 27 March 1809 – 26 September 1814	Succeeded by Giuseppe Maria Doria Pamphilj
Preceded by Leonardo Antonelli	Bishop of Ostia 26 September 1814 – 20 April 1820	Succeeded by Giulio Maria della Somaglia
Preceded by Leonardo Antonelli	Dean of the College of Cardinals 26 September 1814 – 20 April 1820	Succeeded by Giulio Maria della Somaglia

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