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.[2]
From 11 March 1910 he was Prefect of the Congregation for Religious Studies.[2]
Cavicchioni underwent surgery and died a few days later on 17 April 1911 in Rome.[2]
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]McNamara, Robert Francis (1956). The American College in Rome, 1855-1955. Christopher Press. pp. 251, 270.
- 2.[2.2][2.3]Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. pp. 40–1. ISBN 9781476621555. Retrieved 18 June 2020.