Mario Mattei (6 September 1792, Pergola, Marche – 7 October 1870) was an Italian Cardinal, of the Roman noble House of Mattei. He became Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860. Personal life Mario Mattei was born on 6 September 1792 in Pergola, Marche. He was educated at the Collegio Ghislieri, a Roman college, and at the La Sapienza University where he received a doctorate in utroque iure) and later attended the Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles in 1810. Around 1817, he was ordained a priest. Cardinal He was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Gregory XVI in 1832 and was subsequently appointed to the following posts: 1832 – Cardinal-Deacon of St Maria in Aquiro 1842 – Cardinal-Priest of St Maria degli Angeli 1844 – Bishop of Frascati 1854 – Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina 1860 – Bishop of Ostia and Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals Vatican service In 1843, Mattei was appointed as Arch-Priest of St. Peter's Basilica and held this position until his death in 1870. Records indicate that Mattei was appointed Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals twice; between 1834 and 1835 and between 1848 and 1850 and he was also appointed to be the Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1860. He was a participant in the First Vatican Council and in the Papal Conclave of 1846 that elected Pope Pius IX. References 1792 births 1870 deaths People from Pergola, Marche 19th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Frascati Cardinal-bishops of Ostia Cardinal-bishops of Porto House of Mattei Deans of the College of Cardinals Camerlengos of the Holy Roman Church Cardinals created by Pope Gregory XVI