- Raffaele Rossi
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See=noneRaffaele Carlo Cardinal Rossi, OCD (
October 28 ,1876 —September 17 ,1948 ) was an Italianprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He served asSecretary of Sacred Consistorial Congregation in theRoman Curia from 1930 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1930.Biography
Born in
Pisa , Raffaele Rossi entered the Discalced Carmelite onOctober 3 ,1887 , and made his profession onDecember 19 ,1899 . He was ordained to the priesthood onDecember 21 ,1901 , after studying at theCarmelite International College andCarmelite Scholasticate inRome . He then taught at Carmelite houses of studies from 1902 to 1920.On
April 22 ,1920 , Rossi was appointedBishop of Volterra byPope Benedict XV . He received his episcopal consecration on the followingMay 25 fromGaetano Cardinal De Lai , with ArchbishopRinaldo Rousset , OCD, and BishopPio Bagnoli , OCD, serving as co-consecrators, in the church of "S. Teresa al Corso d'Italia". Before being promoted toTitular Archbishop of Thessalonica onDecember 20 ,1923 , Rossi was namedAssessor of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation andsecretary of theCollege of Cardinals onJune 7 of that same year.Pope Pius XI created him Cardinal Priest of "S. Prassede" in theconsistory ofJune 30 ,1930 , in advance of Rossi's appointment as Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation onJuly 4 ,1930 . As Secretary, Rossi was essentially the head of thatdicastery as thePope traditionally held the title ofPrefect . He was also one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1939 papal conclave that selectedPope Pius XII .The Cardinal died in
Crespano del Grappa , at age 71. He is buried at the church of "S. Teresa al Corso d'Italia", where he had been ordained a bishop.External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-r.htm#Rossi3 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brossirc.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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