[3] He was educated at the seminary of Fermo and later at La Sapienza University, Rome, where he earned a doctorate utriusque iuris (in both canon and civil law).

He served as Auditor in the nunciature to the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1839 and chargé d'affaires ad interim in January 1844.

He was appointed titular archbishop of Nicaea on 27 May 1851 by Pope Pius IX and was named full nuncio to Bavaria on 6 June 1851.

[1] He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo by Pope Pius in the consistory of 27 September 1861.

He was appointed as Prefect of the economy of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide and of the Reverend Chamber of Despoilments on 29 August 1863.