Pier Francesco Meglia (3 November 1810 – 31 March 1883) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

[1] He studied at the seminaries of Genoa and Savona and then in Rome at La Sapienza University, where he earned a doctorate in civil and canon law on 23 May 1843.

Recent legislation calling for the seizure of Church property, the abolition of religious orders, and freedom of religion was awaiting only promulgation by the emperor.

Emperor Maximilian I hoped to negotiate a compromise concordat while the Holy See sought the full restoration of the status quo ante.

[4] He received his red galero and the title of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti on 27 February 1880.