Giuseppe d'Annibale explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Giuseppe D'Annibale
Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Appointed:22 June 1890
Term End:18 July 1892
Predecessor:Carlo Cristofori
Successor:Luigi Sepiacci
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio (1889-92)
Ordination:21 September 1839
Ordained By:Filippo de’ Conti Curoli
Consecration:14 August 1881
Consecrated By:Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Cardinal:11 February 1889
Created Cardinal By:Pope Leo XIII
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Giuseppe D'Annibale
Birth Date:22 September 1815
Birth Place:Borbona, Rieti, Papal States
Death Place:Borbona, Rieti, Kingdom of Italy
Parents:Giuseppe D'Annibale
Maddalena Marinucci
Previous Post:Titular Bishop of Carystus (1881-89)

Giuseppe d'Annibale (22 September 1815 – 18 July 1892) was an Italian Catholic cardinal and theologian.

Biography

He was appointed professor in the Seminary of Rieti and later vicar-general of the diocese. He was preconized Titular Bishop of Caryste by Pope Leo XIII on 12 August 1881, was created Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on 11 February 1889, and became Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics.

Works

Among d'Annibale's works is a treatise on moral theology, entitled "Summula theologiae moralis" (Milan, 1881–1883). He also wrote a commentary on the Constitution "Apostolicae Sedis" (Rieti, 1880).