Casimiro Gennari
Casimiro Cardinal Gennari (born December 29, 1839 in Maratea , † January 31, 1914 in Rome ) was a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Casimiro Gennari was born in Maratea in 1839 . He attended a Jesuit school in Naples and studied at the seminary in Salerno .
On March 21, 1863 he received the sacrament of ordination in Salerno . He then worked as a pastor in the Diocese of Conversano. He was the founder of the monthly newspaper Il Monitore Ecclesiastico .
On May 13, 1881, he was appointed Bishop of Conversano . The episcopal ordination received his Edward Henry Cardinal Howard on May 15 of that year in the church Sant'Alfonso all'Esquilino ; Co- consecrators were François de Sales Albert Leuillieux , Archbishop of Chambéry , and Herbert Vaughan , Bishop of Salford . On November 15, 1895 he was appointed Assessor of the Congregation of the Roman and General Inquisition and on February 6, 1897 was appointed titular Archbishop of Naupactus . At the same time he continued to administer the diocese of Conversano.
Pope Leo XIII. took him on April 15, 1901 as Cardinal Priest of San Marcello in the College of Cardinals . He was a participant in the conclave of 1903 , which Pope Pius X elected. Pius X appointed him on October 20, 1908, cardinal prefect of the Council Congregation .
Gennari died in Rome on January 31, 1914. His tomb is in the Policastro Cathedral.
Web links
- Gennari, Casimiro. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed December 14, 2016.
- Entry on Casimiro Gennari on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 14, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gennari, Casimiro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gennari, Cardinal Casimiro (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal and prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maratea |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1914 |
| Place of death | Rome |