Joseph Hergenröther


Joseph Hergenröther
Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed9 June 1879
Term ended3 October 1890
PredecessorJean Baptiste François Pitra
SuccessorLuigi Tripepi
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere (1879–88)
Orders
Ordination28 March 1848
by George Anton von Stahl
Created cardinal12 May 1879
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Joseph Hergenröther

15 September 1824
Died3 October 1890(1890-10-03) (aged 66)
Bregenz, Austria-Hungary
ParentsJohann Jacob Hergenröther
Eva Maria Horsch
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg
University of Münich

Joseph Hergenröther (15 September 1824 3 October 1890) was a German Church historian and canonist, and the first Cardinal-Prefect of the Vatican Archive.