Francesco Salesio Della Volpe

Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (24 December 1844 in Ravenna, Italy - 5 November 1916 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.[1]


Francesco Salesio Della Volpe
Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
Della Volpe as an archbishop in 1899
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed26 January 1911
Term ended5 November 1916
PredecessorFrancesco Segna
SuccessorNone - office suppressed
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1867
Created cardinal19 June 1899 (in pectore)
15 April 1901 (revealed)
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born
Francesco Salesio Della Volpe

24 December 1844
Died5 November 1916(1916-11-05) (aged 71)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedCampo Verano
ParentsIgnazio Della Volpe
Ortensia Mazzolani
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles
Coat of armsFrancesco Salesio Della Volpe's coat of arms

He held the position of secretary of the Congregation of Indulgences and Relics and prefect of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. Created cardinal in pectore in 1899,[2] he was named published in consistory of 1901. He was prefect of the Vatican Archives from 1908 and prefect of the Congregation of the Index from January 1911.[3] As protodeacon, he announced the election of cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa to the papacy at the end of the conclave of 1914; he crowned the new pope on September 6, 1914.[3]

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Preceded by Archivist of the Holy Roman Church
26 October 1908 - 26 January 1911
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal Protodeacon
1911–1916
Succeeded by