Casimiro Gennari

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cardinal name=Casimiro Cardinal Gennari
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offstyle=Your Eminence| See=Lepanto (titular see)|"His Most Reverend Eminence" Casimiro Cardinal Gennari (29 December 1839 - 31 January 1914) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Prefect of the Congregation of the Council.

Casimiro Gennari was borin in 1839, in Maratea, Italy. He did his initial studies with the Jesuits in Naples and at the Seminary of Salerno.

He was ordained to the priesthood on 21 March 1863 in Salerno. He then proceeded to do pastoral care in the diocese of Conversano. He was the founder of the monthly "Il Monitore Ecclesiastico", to help the clergy be in tune with the teaching of the Church and was the first of its kind.

Episcopate

He was appointed as Bishop of Conversano on 13 May 1881. He was consecrated, two days later by Edward Cardinal Howard. He was named assessor of the Congregation of the Holy Office on 15 November 1895. He was promoted to the titular see of Lepanto on 6 February 1897 but retained the administration of the see of Conversano.

Cardinalate

He was created Cardinal-Priest of "San Marcello" on 15 April 1901 by Pope Leo XIII. He participated in conclave of 1903 that elected Pope Pius X. He was appointed as Prefect of the Congregation of the Council on 20 October 1908 by Pope Pius, holding the post until his death in 1914.