| Type: | Cardinal |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Eminence |
| Bartolomeo d'Avanzo | |
| Bishop of Calvi | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Calvi |
| See: | Calvi |
| Appointed: | 13 July 1860 |
| Term End: | 20 October 1884 |
| Predecessor: | Nicola Sterlini |
| Successor: | Alfonso Maria Giordano |
| Other Post: | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (1876–84) |
| Ordination: | 20 September 1834 |
| Ordained By: | Gennaro Pasca |
| Consecration: | 28 March 1852 |
| Consecrated By: | Costantino Patrizi Naro |
| Cardinal: | 3 April 1876 |
| Created Cardinal By: | Pope Pius IX |
| Rank: | Cardinal-Priest |
| Birth Name: | Bartolomeo d'Avanzo |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1811 |
| Birth Place: | Avella, Kingdom of Naples |
| Death Place: | Avella, Kingdom of Italy |
| Parents: | Bartolomeo d'Avanzo Caterina Buvelli |
| Previous Post: | Bishop of Castellaneta (1851–60) |
Bartolomeo D’Avanzo (3 July 1811 – 20 October 1884) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal of the 19th century.
D'Avanzo was born 3 July 1811 in Avella.[1] He was ordained as a priest on 20 September 1834 and was placed in the service of the Diocese of Nola where he remained until 1851 under Bishop Gennaro Pasca.
In 1851 he was ordained Bishop of Castellaneta and served the diocese for 9 years until, in 1860, anticlericalists tried to assassinate him by firing four bullets into his carriage. The first bullet struck the inside of the carriage, the second struck him in the right wrist and the third under his left arm. The fourth bullet, which would likely have been fatal, hit D'Avanzo's pectoral cross and he survived the attempt.[2] Fearing further attack he transferred to the Diocese of Teano-Calvi where he served for a further 16 years. He attended the First Vatican Council (1869–1870).
In 1876 he was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Pius IX and was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna. He participated in the Papal Conclave of 1878 which elected Pope Leo XIII.[3] Throughout his career he was a strong advocate against Freemasonry and led a number of Church campaigns against the society.
He died on 10 October 1884 in Avella and was buried in the D’Avanzo family tomb.