Giacomo Cattani Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Giacomo Cattani
Archbishop of Ravenna
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Ravenna
See:Ravenna
Appointed:22 September 1879
Enthroned:23 March 1880
Term End:14 February 1887
Predecessor:Vincenzo Moretti
Successor:Sebastiano Galeati
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina (1880-87)
Ordination:20 September 1845
Consecration:12 July 1868
Consecrated By:Costantino Patrizi Naro
Cardinal:19 September 1879
Created Cardinal By:Pope Leo XIII
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Giacomo Cattani
Birth Date:13 January 1823
Birth Place:Brisighella, Papal States
Death Place:Ravenna, Kingdom of Italy
Parents:Paolo Cattani
Anna Fabri

Giacomo Cattani (Brisighella, 13 January 1823 - Ravenna, 14 February 1887) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop.[1] [2]

He was born on 13 January 1823, in Brisighella.

Pope Leo XIII elevated him to the rank of cardinal in the consistory of 19 September 1879. He was Titular Archbishop of Ancyra, Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium,[3] Secretary of the Congregation of the Council, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy, and Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina.[4]

He died on 14 February 1887, in Ravenna.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcattg.html Giacomo Cardinal Cattani
  2. Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 99, and Page 477
  3. Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1868, Number 23
  4. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 19 September 1879