Achille Locatelli (15 March 1856 in Seregno, Milan, Italy – 5 April 1935 in Rome) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. He worked in papal diplomacy, and among other positions, he was nuntius in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Achille Locatelli | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 25 May 1923 |
| Term ended | 5 April 1935 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Cagliero |
| Successor | Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart |
| Other post(s) | Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1933–35) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 December 1879 |
| Consecration | 27 December 1906 by Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta |
| Created cardinal | 11 December 1922 by Pope Pius XI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Achille Locatelli 15 March 1856 Serengo, Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia |
| Died | 5 April 1935 (aged 79) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Seminary Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles |
He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium on 8 July 1916.[1]
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal on 18 July 1918.[2]
References
edit- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. VIII. 1916. p. 301. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. X. 1918. p. 349. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Biographical Dictionary, Pope Pius XI (1922-1939)
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