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His Eminence Domenico Svampa | |
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Archbishop of Bologna | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Bologna |
See | Bologna |
Appointed | 21 May 1894 |
Term ended | 10 August 1907 |
Predecessor | Serafino Vannutelli |
Successor | Giacomo della Chiesa |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1894-1907) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Forlì (1887-94) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 4 April 1874 by Costantino Patrizi Naro |
Consecration | 29 June 1887 by Giovanni Simeoni |
Created cardinal | 18 May 1894 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Domenico Svampa (1851-06-13)13 June 1851 Montegranaro, Papal States |
Died | 10 August 1907(1907-08-10) (aged 56) Bologna, Kingdom of Italy |
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Domenico Svampa (13 June 1851, in Montegranaro, Papal States – 10 August 1907, in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Bologna from 1894 until his death.
He studied in Rome in 1879 and obtained doctorates in theology as well as canon and civil law. He taught these subjects at the seminary of Fermo and the Pontifical Roman Atheaneum S Apollinare. He was elected bishop of Forlì on May 23, 1887 and was created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 18, 1894. He was named as Cardinal Priest of S Onofrio.
He participated in the conclave of 1903.
He is buried in Bologna.
References
- ^ Florida International University website, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church website, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), Consistory of May 18, 1894 (XX)
- Luoghi Fermani website, History and Places of the Marca Fermana, article by Carlo Tomassini dated March 22, 2011
- Find a Grave website, Domenico Svampa
- ^ California State University Northbridge website, Sede Vacante 1903
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