Luigi Sepiacci
Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1886-92) |
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Luigi Sepiacci,
Diocese of Perugia
.
Biography
Domenico Daniele Sepiacci was born in
Sapienza University in Rome. He also served as secretary general and procurator general of his order.[1]
On 15 March 1883, Pope Leo XIII named him titular bishop of
Congregation for Religious
.
On 14 December 1891 Leo XIII made him
cardinal priest of Santa Prisca.[5] On 1 August 1892, Sepiacci became prefect of the Congregation for Relics and Indulgences
.
He died in Rome on 26 April 1893 at the age of 57. He was buried in the Augustinians' mausoleum in the Rome's Campo Verano cemetery. In 1938 his remains were transferred to his titular church, Santa Prisca.[1]
Notes
- ^ He was to preside by papal appointment at the third plenary council of the bishops of the United States in 1883,[2] but the American bishops were uncomfortable with such direct intervention and instead the archbishop of Baltimore, James Gibbons, took on that role.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Online Supplement: Augustinian Cardinals" (PDF). The Augustinian. VII (1). Province of St. Thomas of Villanova. Fall 2012 – via SquareSpace.
- ISBN 9780313080487. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ISBN 9780813225876.
- ^ "Presidenti" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXIV. 1891–92. pp. 323–4, 330. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
External links
- "Luigi (Domenico Daniele) Cardinal Sepiacci, O.E.S.A." Catholic Hierarchy. [self-published]
- "Sepiacci, O.E.S.A., Luigi". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. [self-published]
