Enrico Sibilia (17 March 1861 – 4 August 1948) was an Italian

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Cardinal and former Nuncio to

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Early life and priesthood

He was born in

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. After entering the Seminary of Anagni and completing his basic studies he entered the

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where from 1878 until 1890 he studied for and received

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s in philosophy,

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and a ''doctorate utroque iuris'' (in both

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and civil

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). He was ordained on 8 March 1884 by his uncle Biagio Sibilia,

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of Segni. He was appointed Honorary

of the cathedral chapter of Anagni. He entered the

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of the

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in April 1890 and served as an Auditor of the nunciature in Colombia from 1890 to 1895 and was later promoted to chargé d'affaires serving in that role until 1898. He was created

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from August 1898 to July 1901. He was transferred to the nunciature in

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until 1902 and again to

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until 1908.

Episcopate

Pope Pius X appointed him

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Archbishop of Side on 30 July 1908. He was appointed as

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when the apostolic delegation was elevated to that rank in 1908. He was consecrated on 11 October 1908 by

Rafael Merry del Val Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta, (10 October 1865 – 26 February 1930) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal. Before becoming a cardinal, he served as the secretary of the papal conclave of 1903 that elected Pope Pius X, who is said to have ac ...

, Cardinal Secretary of State. He returned to Rome in April 1914. He was appointed

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that same year. He was a Vicar of

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. He served as Nuncio in

since he was appointed there on 16 December 1922.

Cardinalate

He was created and

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in the

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of 16 December 1935 by Pope Pius XI. He received the red biretta from the president of Austria on 21 December 1935; and received the red hat from the

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in 1936. He took part in the conclave of 1939 that elected Pope Pius XII. He was elected to the order of Cardinal-Bishops and suburbicarian see of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto on 11 December 1939. He died in 1948 at the age of 87 and is buried in Anagni.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sibilia, Enrico 1861 births 1948 deaths People from Anagni 20th-century Italian cardinals Apostolic Nuncios to Austria 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops Pontifical Roman Seminary alumni Cardinal-bishops of Sabina