Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
Giovanni Cardinal Tacci Porcelli (born November 12, 1863 in Mogliano , Italy , † June 30, 1928 in Rome ) was Bishop of Città della Pieve and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Giovanni Tacci Porcelli, son of Professor Luigi Tacci and his wife Maria Monti Guarnieri, received his philosophical and theological training in Tolentino and Rome, where he received his doctorate in canon law and Catholic theology in 1887 . On September 19, 1886, he received the sacrament of ordination and was then appointed as parish chaplain. In addition, he worked as a lecturer and rector in the training of priests. He was a member of the Commission for the Pontifical Schools and oversaw several abbeys .
In 1895 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Città della Pieve . He received his episcopal ordination on May 5, 1895 in the Cathedral of Fermo Amilcare Cardinal Malagola , Archbishop of Fermo ; Co- consecrators were Luigi Bonetti , Bishop of Montalto , and Roberto Papiri , Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino . In 1904 Giovanni Tacci Porcelli became apostolic delegate in Constantinople for the United Catholics of the Eastern Rite and patriarchal vicar for the Catholics of the Latin Rite. On March 10, 1905, he was made titular archbishop of Nicaea , but kept his diocese as archbishop ad personam . 1907 Pope named him Pius X to the apostolic nuncio in Belgium , 1911 to Internuncio in the Netherlands . In 1916 Giovanni Tacci Porcelli became Prefect of the Papal House , in 1918 Prefect of the Apostolic Palace. Pope Benedict XV accepted him in 1921 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria in Trastevere in the cardinals college. He took part in the 1922 conclave in which Pius XI. was elected Pope. From 1922 to 1926 he was secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches .
Giovanni Tacci Porcelli died on June 30, 1928 in Rome and was buried in the Campo Verano cemetery there.
Web links
- Tacci, Giovanni. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 1, 2017.
- Entry on Giovanni Tacci Porcelli on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 1, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pietro Gasparri |
Prefect of the Apostolic Palace 1918–1921 |
Camillo Caccia Dominioni |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tacci Porcelli, Giovanni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tacci Porcelli, Giovanni Cardinal (full name); Tacci, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mogliano |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1928 |
| Place of death | Rome |