Giovanni Soglia Ceroni

His Eminence Giovanni Soglia Ceroni
Archbishop-Bishop of Cingoli Archbishop-Bishop of Osimo
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Cingoli Osimo
See	Cingoli Osimo
Appointed	18 February 1839
Term ended	12 August 1856
Predecessor	Giovanni Antonio Benvenuti
Successor	Giovanni Brunelli
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1839–56)
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1826–35) Patriarch of Constantinople (1835–39) Secretary of State (1848)
Orders
Ordination	1 January 1803
Consecration	22 October 1826 by Francesco Bertazzoli
Created cardinal	12 February 1838 (in pectore) 18 February 1839 (revealed) by Pope Gregory XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Soglia Ceroni 10 October 1779 Casola Valsenio, Imola, Papal States
Died	12 August 1856(1856-08-12) (aged 76) Osimo, Papal States
Buried	Osimo Cathedral
Parents	Giovacchino Soglia Ana Braga
Alma mater	Collegio Romano La Sapienza University

Giovanni Soglia Ceroni (10 October 1779 – 12 August 1856) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Biography

He was ordained a priest on 1 January 1803. appointed him Titular Bishop of Ephesus on 2 October 1826 and ordained a bishop on 22 October.

On 23 June 1834 he was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Studies. On 6 April 1835, he was named Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.

Pope Gregory XVI made him a cardinal in pectore on 12 February 1838 and then announced publicly that he was Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati at a papal consistory held on 21 February 1839. He participated in the papal conclave of 1846 that elected Pope Pius IX. He served as Secretary of State of the Holy See from 4 June 1848 until his resignation on 29 November of that year.

He died on 2 August 1856.