Beniamino Cavicchioni (27 December 1836 – 17 April 1911) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a papal diplomat and worked in the Roman Curia.
Beniamino Cavicchioni | |
|---|---|
| Prefect of the Congregation for Studies | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 11 March 1910 |
| Term ended | 17 April 1911 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Satolli |
| Successor | Benedetto Lorenzelli |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1903-11) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 December 1859 |
| Consecration | 27 April 1884 by Luigi Serafini |
| Created cardinal | 22 June 1903 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beniamino Cavicchioni 27 December 1836 |
| Died | 17 April 1911 (aged 74) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Campo Verano |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador (1884-85) Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia (1884-85) Apostolic Delegate to Peru (1884-85) Titular Archbishop of Amida (1884-94) Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus (1894-1903) Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation of the Council (1895-1900) Secretary of the Congregation of the Council (1900-03) |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Biography edit
He was born in Pago Veiano, Italy, on 27 December 1836. He was ordained a priest on 18 December 1859.
He worked on the staff of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith with particular responsibility for the United States.[1]
On 21 March 1884, Pope Leo XIII appointed him titular archbishop of Amida and Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 27 April from Cardinal Luigi Serafini.[1]
He returned to Rome in 1889 and worked in the Roman Curia.
Pope Leo XIII made him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli in the consistory held on 22 June 1903.[2]
From 11 March 1910 he was Prefect of the Congregation for Religious Studies.[2]
Cavicchioni underwent surgery and died a few days later on 17 April 1911 in Rome.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c McNamara, Robert Francis (1956). The American College in Rome, 1855-1955. Christopher Press. pp. 251, 270.
- ^ a b c Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 40–1. ISBN 9781476621555. Retrieved 18 June 2020.