Giulio Tonti
Giulio Cardinal Tonti (born December 9, 1844 in Rome , Italy , † December 11, 1918 there ) was a diplomat and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Giulio Tonti completed his theological studies in Rome with doctorates in philosophy , Catholic theology , canon law and civil law . He received on 21 December 1867, the sacrament of holy orders and was then Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum "De Propaganda Fide" . From 1879 to 1882 he was in the service of the Apostolic Nunciature in France , from 1882 to 1892 he worked for the Apostolic Nunciature in Portugal .
In 1892 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . the titular archbishop of Samos and to the apostolic delegate for Santo Domingo , Haiti and Venezuela . The episcopal ordination received Giulio Tonti by Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli . In 1893 the Pope appointed him Apostolic Administrator of Port-au-Prince and Titular Archbishop of Sardis , and in 1894 Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. In 1902 he became Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil and Titular Archbishop of Ancyra , from 1906 he carried out the same task in Portugal. In 1910 he had to flee Portugal because of the revolutionary unrest.
In 1915 Pope Benedict XV took him . as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti in the cardinals college. In 1917 Cardinal Tonti became Prefect of the Congregation for Religious and a member of the Council for the Administration of Welfare of the Apostolic See.
He died on December 11, 1918 in Rome and was buried in the Campo Verano cemetery there.
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| SURNAME | Tonti, Giulio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tonti, Giulio Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1918 |
| Place of death | Rome |