Giulio Tonti
Pontifical Roman Seminary | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Iustitiae et pax osculante sunt |
| Styles of Giulio Tonti | ||
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Reference style His Eminence | | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence | |
| Informal style | Cardinal | |
| See | Port-au-Prince (emeritus) | |
Giulio Tonti (9 December 1844 – 11 December 1918) was an Italian
cardinalate
in 1915.
Biography
Giulio Tonti was born in Rome, and received the
in canon and civil law
.
Tonti was
Sacred Congregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs in the Roman Curia before serving as auditor of the nunciature to France (1879–1882) and to Portugal (1882–1892). He was raised to the honorary rank of Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness
as well.
On 11 July 1892, Tonti was appointed
Apostolic Administrator of Port-au-Prince and of Les Gonaïves on 24 February 1893, and Titular Archbishop of Sardes
on the following 15 July.
Archbishop Tonti rose to become
the country's revolution
, and returned to Rome.
Sacred Congregation of Religious on 13 February 1917, also becoming a member of the Council for the Administration of the Wealth of the Apostolic See
on 21 May of that same year.
Tonti died in his native Rome, at two days after his 74th birthday. He is buried in the tomb of the chapter of St. Peter's Basilica at the Campo Verano cemetery in Rome.
