Luigi Capotosti

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Luigi Cardinal Capotosti (February 23, 1863—February 16, 1938) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Apostolic Datary from 1933 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1926.

Biography

Luigi Capotosti was born in Montegiberto, and studied at the seminary in Fermo before being ordained to the priesthood in 1885. He then served as private secretary to the Archbishop of Fermo (Amilcare Malagola and then Roberto Papiri), professor at the Seminary of Fermo, official of the archdiocesan curia, and canon of the metropolitan cathedral chapter.

On April 8, 1906, Capotosti was appointed Bishop of Modigliana by Pope Pius X, receiving his episcopal consecration on the following may 31 from Archbishop Carlo Castelli, OSC. He was later named Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments on June 8, 1914. As Secretary, Capotosti served as the second-highest official of that dicastery, successively under Cardinals Filippo Giustini and Michele Lega. He was promoted to Titular Archbishop of "Thermae Basilicae" on January 22, 1915.

Pope Pius XI created him Cardinal Priest of "S. Pietro in Vincoli" in the consistory of June 21, 1926. After serving as papal legate to the National Eucharistic Congress in Loreto on August 30, 1930, Capotosti was appointed Pro-Apostolic Datary on July 29, 1931, rising to become full Datary on September 23, 1933. He was papal legate to the Regional Eucharistic Congress in Piacenza on July 30, 1933, and Chamberlain of the Sacred College of Cardinals from April 1, 1935 to June 15, 1936.

The Cardinal died in Rome, at age 74. He is buried in the crypt of the Sacred Congregation of "Propaganda Fide" at the Campo di Verano cemetery.

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcapot.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-c.htm#Capotosti Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]