Vincenzo Moretti

Vincenzo Moretti (14 November 1815 – 6 October 1881) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and the Archbishop of Ravenna from 1871 until his resignation in 1879. He was elevated to the cardinalate in late 1877.

His Eminence Vincenzo Moretti
Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Ravenna
See	Ravenna
Appointed	27 October 1871
Term ended	22 September 1879
Predecessor	Enrico Orfei
Successor	Giacomo Catani
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1877-81)
Orders
Ordination	22 September 1838
Consecration	13 January 1856 by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Created cardinal	28 December 1877 by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Vincenzo Moretti
Born	14 November 1815 Orvieto, Papal States
Died	6 October 1881 (aged 65) Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Comacchio (1855-60) Bishop of Cesena (1860-67) Bishop of Imola (1867-71)
Alma mater	Collegio Romano

He served first as the Bishop of Comacchio (1855–60) and then as the Bishop of Cesena (1860-1867); he later served as the Bishop of Imola (1867–71) before being transferred to the Ravenna archbishopric. He participated in the 1878 conclave that elected Pope Leo XIII.

References

Bibliography

• Annuario pontificio (in Italian). Roma: Tip. della Reverenda Camera Apostolica. 1870. p. 171.
• Martin Bräuer (2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-3-11-026947-5.
• Remigius Ritzler; Pirminus Sefrin (1978). Hierarchia catholica Medii et recentioris aevi... A Pontificatu PII PP. IX (1846) usque ad Pontificatum Leonis PP. XIII (1903) (in Latin). Volume VIII. Il Messaggero di S. Antonio. pp. 52, 168, 217, 320, 477.