Luigi Serafini (cardinal)

OrdersOrdination25 August 1853Consecration17 July 1870
by Costantino Patrizi NaroCreated cardinal12 March 1877
by Pope Pius IXRankCardinal-Priest (1877–88)
Cardinal-Bishop (1888–94)Personal detailsBorn
6 June 1808
Died1 February 1894(1894-02-01) (aged 85)
Rome, Kingdom of ItalyBuriedCampo VeranoParentsGiuseppe Serafini
Anna GiorgiAlma materCollegio Romano
La Sapienza University

Luigi Serafini (6 June 1808 – 1 February 1894) was a Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

He was born in Magliano Sabina in 1808, and ordained a priest in 1853. In 1870, he was ordained Bishop of Viterbo. In 1877, he was elevated to cardinal. He resigned as bishop of Viterbo in 1880. In 1884, he was appointed Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. The following year, he was appointed Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council. He died in 1894, at the age of eighty-five.

• Luigi Serafini at Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}