Beniamino Cavicchioni Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Beniamino Cavicchioni
Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:11 March 1910
Term End:17 April 1911
Predecessor:Francesco Satolli
Successor:Benedetto Lorenzelli
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1903-11)
Ordination:18 December 1859
Consecration:27 April 1884
Consecrated By:Luigi Serafini
Cardinal:22 June 1903
Created Cardinal By:Pope Leo XIII
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Beniamino Cavicchioni
Birth Date:27 December 1836
Birth Place:Veiano, Papal States
Death Place:Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried:Campo Verano
Previous Post:Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador (1884-85)
Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia (1884-85)
Apostolic Delegate to Peru (1884-85)
Titular Archbishop of Amida (1884-94)
Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus (1894-1903)
Secretary for Seminaries of the Congregation of the Council (1895-1900)
Secretary of the Congregation of the Council (1900-03)

Beniamino Cavicchioni (27 December 1836 – 17 April 1911) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a papal diplomat and worked in the Roman Curia.

Biography

He was born in Pago Veiano, Italy, on 27 December 1836. He was ordained a priest on 18 December 1859.

He worked on the staff of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith with particular responsibility for the United States.[1]

On 21 March 1884, Pope Leo XIII appointed him titular archbishop of Amida and Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 27 April from Cardinal Luigi Serafini.[1]

He returned to Rome in 1889 and worked in the Roman Curia.

Pope Leo XIII made him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli in the consistory held on 22 June 1903.

From 11 March 1910 he was Prefect of the Congregation for Religious Studies.

Cavicchioni underwent surgery and died a few days later on 17 April 1911 in Rome.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: McNamara, Robert Francis . The American College in Rome, 1855-1955 . 1956 . Christopher Press . 251, 270 .
  2. Book: Lentz III, Harris M. . Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary . 40–1 . 2015 . McFarland . 9781476621555 . 18 June 2020 .