Pope Gregory XVI

Pope

Gregory XVI
Bishop of Rome
Papacy began2 February 1831
Papacy ended1 June 1846
PredecessorPope Pius VIII
SuccessorPope Pius IX
Personal details
Born
Bartolomeo Cappellari

8 September 1765
Died1 June 1846
Rome, Italy
Other popes named Gregory

Pope Gregory XVI (Latin: Gregorius PP. XVI, Italian: Gregorio XVI; 18 September 1765 – 1 June 1846), born Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 255th Pope from 1831 to 1846.[1]

Early life

Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari was born in 1765 in Belluno, which was part of then in the Republic of Venice.[2]

Priest

He became a monk in 1783; and he took the name Mauro. Dom Mauro became a priest in 1787.[2]

Abbot

Pope Pius VII confirmed his election as Abbot Vicar of the San Gregorio Monastery in 1805.[2]

Cardinal

In 1825, Leo XII made Dom Mauro a cardinal.[2]

Pope

In 1831, Cardinal Capillaria was elected Pope; and he chose to be called Gregory Gregory.[2]

He use Austrian troops to stop a revolution in the Papal States.[3]

References

  1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-6-29.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Pope Gregory XVI," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2012-6-29.
  3. "Gregory XVI (1765-1846)," Who's Who in Christianity; retrieved 2012-7-18.

Other websites

Media related to Gregorius XVI at Wikimedia Commons

  •  "Pope Gregory XVI" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
  • "Gregory XVI", Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
  • Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Gregory XVI
  • Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Capillaria
Preceded by
Pius VIII
Pope
1831–1846
Succeeded by
Pius IX