Achille Locatelli (15 March 1856 in Seregno,

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– 5 April 1935 in

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) was a

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cardinal. He worked in papal diplomacy, and among other positions, he was nuntius in

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, and

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. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium on 8 July 1916. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal on 18 July 1918. He was made cardinal in 1922 by Pope

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Achille Cardinal Locatelli
1856 births 1935 deaths People from Seregno 20th-century Italian cardinals Pontifical Roman Seminary alumni Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Argentina Apostolic Nuncios to Paraguay Apostolic Nuncios to Uruguay Apostolic Nuncios to Belgium Apostolic Nuncios to Luxembourg Apostolic Nuncios to Portugal 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub Cardinals_created_by_Pope_Pius_XI