Isidoro Verga

His Eminence

Isidoro Verga
His Eminence; Isidoro Verga
Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	1 October 1896
Term ended	10 August 1899
Predecessor	Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Successor	Serafino Vannutelli
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1896–99)
Orders
Ordination	1859
Consecration	13 December 1896; by Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
Created cardinal	10 November 1884; by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1884–96); Cardinal-Priest (1896); Cardinal-Bishop (1896–99)
Personal details
Born	Isidoro Verga; 29 April 1832; Bassano Taverina, Viterbo, Papal States
Died	10 August 1899 (aged 67); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Previous post(s)	Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation of the Council (1877–78); Secretary of the Congregation of the Council (1878–84); Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria (1884–91); Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (1885–88); Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1888–96); Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata (1891–96); Protodeacon (1891–96); Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1896);
Alma mater	Collegio Romano; La Sapienza University

Isidoro Verga (29 April 1832 – 10 August 1899) was an Italian canon lawyer and cardinal.

He was created cardinal in 1884, and became bishop of Albano and Apostolic Penitentiary in 1896, and given the titular church of San Callisto.

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