Ignatius Persico

His Eminence

Ignazio Persico

O.F.M. Cap.
His Eminence; Ignazio Persico; O.F.M. Cap.
Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	30 May 1893
Term ended	7 December 1895
Predecessor	Luigi Sepiacci
Successor	Andreas Steinhuber
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1893–95)
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bombay (1854–56); Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis (1854–70); Vicar Apostolic of Agra (1856–60); Bishop of Savannah (1870–72); Titular Bishop of Bolina (1874–79); Coadjutor Bishop of Aquino (1878–79); Coadjutor Bishop of Pontecorvo (1878–79); Coadjutor Bishop of Sora (1878–79); Bishop of Aquino (1879–87); Bishop of Pontecorvo (1879–87); Bishop of Sora (1879–87); Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1887–93); Secretary of the Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1891–93);
Orders
Ordination	24 January 1846; by Gennaro Pasca
Consecration	4 June 1854; by Anastasius Hartmann
Created cardinal	16 January 1893; by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Pietro Persico; 30 January 1823; Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died	7 December 1895 (aged 72); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Parents	Francesco Xaverio Persico; Giuseppina Pennacchio

Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico (30 January 1823 – 7 December 1895) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

He served multiple assignments, including as vicar apostolic, bishop, apostolic delegate to Ireland, and vicar of the Roman Colleges. He briefly served as the bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia in the United States from 1870 to 1873.