Francesco Salesio Della Volpe

His Eminence Francesco Salesio Della Volpe
Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
Della Volpe as an archbishop in 1899
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	26 January 1911
Term ended	5 November 1916
Predecessor	Francesco Segna
Successor	None - office suppressed
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1901-16) Protodeacon (1911-16) Camerlengo of the Apostolic Camera (1914-16)
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1867
Created cardinal	19 June 1899 (in pectore) 15 April 1901 (revealed) by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth name	Francesco Salesio Della Volpe
Born	24 December 1844 Ravenna, Papal States
Died	5 November 1916(1916-11-05) (aged 71) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Parents	Ignazio Della Volpe Ortensia Mazzolani
Previous post(s)	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (1908-11)
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles
Coat of arms

Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (24 December 1844 in Ravenna, Italy - 5 November 1916 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal from a noble family. 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, he was named published in consistory of 1901. He was prefect of the Congregation of the Index from January 1911. As protodeacon, he announced the election of cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa to the papacy at the end of the conclave of 1914.

External links[]

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
• Catholic Hierarchy

This article about an Italian Catholic cardinal is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This article about a person involved with library and information science is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t