Alessio Ascalesi
Alessio Cardinal Ascalesi CPPS (born October 22, 1872 in Casalnuovo di Napoli , Province of Naples , Italy , † May 11, 1952 in Naples ) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sant'Agata de 'Goti , Benevento and Naples .
Life
Alessio Ascalesi studied at the Seminary of Spoleto trays Catholic theology and philosophy , entered the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood and received on 8 June 1895, the sacrament of Holy Orders . From 1895 to 1909 he worked as a pastor in Spoleto and Montemurano . He also took on leadership roles at the Bartholomäus College in Montefalco .
On August 8, 1909, he received the episcopal ordination from Domenico Cardinal Serafini OSB and became Bishop of Muro Lucano . From 1911 to 1915 he was Bishop of Sant'Agata de 'Goti and from December 9, 1915 Archbishop of Benevento . In the consistory of December 4, 1916, Alessio Ascalesi was from Pope Benedict XV. accepted into the college of cardinals as cardinal priest with the titular church of San Callisto . He participated in the conclaves in 1922 and 1939 .
On March 7, 1924, Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Metropolitan of Naples. The Pope called him several times in the 1920s and 1930s to be his legate , including at the Eucharistic Congresses in the Calabria region in 1928 and 1934. In 1944, he became the longest serving cardinal priest .
Cardinal Ascalesi died on May 11, 1952 and found his final resting place in the basilica of the Mother of Good Council in Capodimonte .
Web links
- Ascalesi, Alessio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 18, 2016.
- Entry on Alessio Ascalesi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 18, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry O'Connell |
Cardinal Protopriest 1944-1952 |
Michael von Faulhaber |
| Michele Zezza di Zaponeta |
Archbishop of Naples 1924–1952 |
Marcello Cardinal Mimmi |
| Benedetto Bonazzi |
Archbishop of Benevento 1915–1924 |
Luigi Lavitrano |
| Ferdinando Cieri |
Bishop of Sant'Agata de 'Goti 1911–1915 |
Giuseppe de Nardis |
| Raffaele Capone |
Bishop of Muro Lucano 1909–1911 |
Giuseppe Scarlata |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ascalesi, Alessio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ascalesi, Alessio Cardinal CPPS |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian chaplain, cardinal and archbishop of Naples |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casalnuovo di Napoli , Province of Naples, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1952 |
| Place of death | Naples |