Francesco Segna
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Francesco Segna
Archivist of the Holy Roman Church
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Francesco Segna was born in
Priesthood
He was ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1860. He was appointed as
Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1881. He was created Domestic prelate of His Holiness in 1884.[1] He left Rome to become the Auditor of the nunciature in Spain in 1884 and was promoted to be the chargé d'affaires in 1887. After his service in Spain he returned to Rome to become an auditor of the Roman Rota
in 1888. He returned to the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs to become its secretary (in effect its chief official as the Pope held the title of Prefect) on 13 July 1891.
Cardinalate
He was created and Cardinal-Deacon of
Congregation of the Index on 13 January 1908[1]
holding the post until his death in 1911.
Publications
- Francisci Card: Segna Libellus Retractationum[3]
- De ecclesiae Christi; constitutione et regimine ...[4]
References
- ^ a b c d 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)
- ^ a b California State University Northbridge website, Sede Vacante 1903
- ^ Amazon website, Francisci Card: Segna Libellus Retractationum, retrieved 2024-01-16
- ^ Hathi Trust website, De ecclesiae Christi; constitutione et regimine ... (1900)
External links
Lumen Association website Il Cardinale Francesco Segna by Terenzio Flamini (online copy in Italian)
