Raffaele Fornari

Raffaele Fornari
His Eminence; Raffaele Fornari
	Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	7 June 1851
Term ended	15 June 1854
Predecessor	Carlo Vizzardelli
Successor	Giovanni Brunelli
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (1851-54)
Orders
Consecration	3 April 1842; by Engelbert Sterckx
Created cardinal	21 December 1846 (in pectore); 30 September 1850 (revealed); by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Raffaele Fornari
Born	23 January 1787; Rome, Papal States
Died	15 June 1854 (aged 67); Rome, Papal States
Buried	Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Parents	Francesco Fornari; Teresa Galli
Previous post	Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1838-42); Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1842); Apostolic Nuncio to France (1842-50); Titular Archbishop of Nicaea (1842-50);
Alma mater	Collegio Romano

Raffaele Fornari (born 23 January 1787 in Rome, Italy, died 15 June 1854 in Rome) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a member of the Papal diplomacy and was nuntius to Belgium in 1842, to France 1842–1851, and prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education 1851–1854.

He was named as a cardinal in pectore in 1846 by Pope Pius IX and the nomination was formally published later in 1850.

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