Bartolomeo Cattaneo (26 September 1866 – 14 May 1943) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the

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. He became an archbishop in 1917 and was Apostolic Delegate to Australia from 1917 to 1933.

Biography

Bartolomeo Cattaneo was born on 26 September 1866 in

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, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 2 August 1891. He studied at the

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from 1889 to 1894. He was Rector of the

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, the training institute for missionaries, when, on 16 May 1917,

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appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Austrasia and titular archbishop of

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. He received his episcopal consecration on 10 June 1917 from Cardinal

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. He was tasked with creating an indigenous hierarchy and priesthood as Pope Benedict had called for in his recent encyclical ''

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'' and did so over the objections of local Irish bishops. In Australia he was also friendly with local Italian fascist leaders. His assignment in Australia ended early in 1933 when he was 66. He died on 14 May 1943.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Bartolomeo Cattaneo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cattaneo, Bartolomeo 1866 births 1943 deaths People from the Province of Alessandria Almo Collegio Capranica alumni Apostolic Nuncios to Australia Apostolic Nuncios to New Zealand Rectors of the Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide