Francesco Salesio Della Volpe
Francesco Salesio Della Volpe | |
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| Prefect of the Congregation of the Index | |
 Della Volpe as an archbishop in 1899 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 26 January 1911 |
| Term ended | 5 November 1916 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Segna |
| Successor | None - office suppressed |
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| Ordination | 21 December 1867 |
| Created cardinal | 19 June 1899 (in pectore) 15 April 1901 (revealed) by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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| Born | Francesco Salesio Della Volpe 24 December 1844 |
| Died | 5 November 1916 (aged 71) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Campo Verano |
| Parents | Ignazio Della Volpe Ortensia Mazzolani |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (24 December 1844 in Ravenna, Italy - 5 November 1916 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.[1]
He held the position of secretary of the Congregation of Indulgences and Relics and prefect of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. Created cardinal in pectore in 1899,[2] he was named published in consistory of 1901. He was prefect of the Vatican Archives from 1908 and prefect of the Congregation of the Index from January 1911.[3] As protodeacon, he announced the election of cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa to the papacy at the end of the conclave of 1914; he crowned the new pope on September 6, 1914.[3]
References
- ^ Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary, Pope Leo XIII, Consistory of June 19, 1899
- ^ Google Books website, Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary, by Harris M Lentz III, page 59
- ^ a b California State University Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1914
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