Vincenzo Vannutelli

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Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (1908–14)
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Vincenzo Vannutelli (5 December 1836 – 9 July 1930) was an Italian prelate of the

cardinal
in 1890.

At his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals, the last surviving cardinal elevated to that rank during the 19th century, and the next to last surviving cardinal named by Pope Leo XIII.[a]

His older brother Serafino (1834–1915) was also a cardinal.

Biography

Vincenzo Vannutelli was born in

ordained a priest
on 23 December 1860 and spent several years as a seminary faculty member.

Most of his early career was in Roman and at foreign postings of the

Secretariat of State, aside from two years starting in 1878 when he was an Auditor of the Roman Rota
.

On 23 January 1880 he was named

Apostolic Delegate to the Ottoman Empire. He was consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1880 by Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni
.

In December 1889 Pope Leo XIII named him a cardinal

Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite.[1] His elevation to the rank of cardinal was an exception to a rule established in 1586 that barred the pope from naming a cardinal's brother a cardinal. Vincenzo's brother Serafino (1834–1915) had been made a cardinal in 1887 and was still living.[b]

Vannutelli became prefect of the economy of the

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
.

He became

Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina in 1900. With Cardinal Pietro Gasparri he was one of the principals responsible for the codification of canon law begun by Pope Pius X
in 1904 and completed thirteen years later. Vannutelli also served as prefect of the Commission for the Revision of the Provincial Councils from 1902 until 1908, which was charged with interpreting the documents of past councils according to recent papal rulings.

He participated in three conclaves, that of 1903 which elected Pope Pius X, that of 1914 which elected Pope Benedict XV, and that of 1922 which elected Pope Pius XI.

In 1906, he reported receiving a blackmail letter threatening to publish compromising letters he was said to have written if the sender was not paid 1,000 lire. He notified the police, and a man was arrested.[2]

He succeeded his brother Serafino as

Fascist Regime.[4]

He died in Rome on 9 July 1930.

Honours

Notes

  1. Lev Skrbensky z Hriste
    .
  2. ^ Pope Leo XIII appointed his own older brother Giuseppe Pecci a cardinal in 1879, but that was not a case of appointing the brother of a current cardinal.

References

  1. ^ Acta Sanctae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXIII. 1890–91. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "A Cardinal Blackmailed" (PDF). New York Times. 4 January 1906. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Foreign News: Papal Support". Time. March 17, 1923. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "VANNUTELLI'S SPEECH CAUSES STIR IN ITALY". The New York Times. February 23, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Handelsblad (Het) 28 August 1878

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gustav von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Archpriest of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

16 December 1896 – 9 July 1930 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

30 July 1902 – 15 December 1914 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals

6 December 1915 – 9 July 1930 		Succeeded by
Gennaro Granito di Belmonte
Preceded by Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
20 October 1908 – 9 July 1930 		Succeeded by
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