Antonio Benedetto Antonucci

Cardinal Antonio Benedetto Antonucci

Cardinal coat of arms of Antonucci

Antonio Benedetto Antonucci (born September 17, 1798 in Subiaco , † January 29, 1879 in Ancona ) was a cardinal of the Roman Church .

Life

On September 22nd, 1821 Antonucci was ordained a priest and was then professor of civil and criminal law in Rome . He belonged to papal diplomacy and was initially active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1829 to 1840 . From 1840 he was Bishop of Montefeltro . The then Cardinal Secretary of State , Luigi Lambruschini , donated him the episcopal ordination on July 18, 1841. In 1842 Antonucci became Bishop of Ferentino .

From 1844 to 1851 Antonucci was Apostolic Nuncio to the Kingdom of Sardinia . From 1851 to 1879 he was Archbishop of Ancona . He was in the consistory of March 15, 1858 by Pope Pius IX. elevated to cardinal and shortly thereafter installed as cardinal priest of the titular church Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti . Cardinal Antonucci attended the conclave of 1878 that Pope Leo XIII. chose.

literature

• Philippe Bountry: Prélats Référendaires et officers de curie en fonctions sous la restauration (1814–1846) . In: Souverain et pontife. Recherches prosopographiques sur la Curie Romaine à l'âge de la Restoration (1814–1846) . École française de Rome, Rome 2002, margin no. 34–35 (French, online edition [accessed March 18, 2018]).

Web links

• Antonucci, Antonio Benedetto. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed February 5, 2013.
• Entry on Antonio Benedetto Antonucci on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 18, 2018.

predecessor	Office	successor
Antonio Maria Cadolini CRSP	Archbishop of Ancona 1851–1878	Achille Manara
Giovanni Giuseppe Canali	Bishop of Ferentino 1842–1844	Bernardo Maria Tirabassi