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Pietro Pisani (politician)
Pietro Pisani (1871–1960) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See. Biography Pisani was born in Vercelli in Italy on 15 July 1871. He was appointed Apostolic Nunciature to India, Apostolic Delegate to India and Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia on 15 December 1919. On 21 December 1919, he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal Willem Marinus van Rossum, while the co-consecrators were Archbishop Giovanni Gamberoni, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Vercelli, Vercelli and Bishop Giacomo Sinibaldi, Titular Bishop of Tiberias. He resigned as Apostolic Delegate in October 1924 and died on 16 February 1960. External links catholic-hierarchy.org 1871 births 1960 deaths People from Vercelli Apostolic nuncios to India {{bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Marinus Van Rossum
Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. (3 September 1854 – 30 August 1932) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made a cardinal in 1911, led the Apostolic Penitentiary from 1915 to 1918, and served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith from 1918 until his death. Life Willem van Rossum was born in Zwolle, Netherlands, to Jan and Hendrika (née Veldwillems) van Rossum. He entered the Minor Seminary of Culemborg in 1867 and joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, more commonly known as the Redemptorists, on 15 June 1873. He made his profession as a Redemptorist on 16 June 1874. He was ordained a priest in Wittem on 17 October 1879. He then taught Latin and rhetoric in Roermond and was a professor of dogmatic theology at the Scholasticate of Wittem from 1883 to 1892. He became the prefect of studies there in 1886 and its rector in 1893. After becoming a member of the Redemptorist community in Rome in 1895, Rossum was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |