Enrico Gasparri S.T.D. JUD (25 July 1871 – 20 May 1946) was a

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Cardinal and Archbishop.

Biography

Enrico was

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on 10 August 1894 at the age of 23. He studied in Rome receiving degrees in

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and philosophy and worked in Rome in a pastoral role from 1894 until 1898. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and was working as the auditor in the nunciature to Brazil when, on 14 November 1915,

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appointed him

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of Sebastea and Apostolic Delegate to Colombia. On 1 September 1920 Pope Benedict appointed him Nuncio to

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. The appointment ended when on 14 December 1925 he was created

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at the age of 54. His creation was an exception made to the 1917 Code of Canon Law that forbade anyone having a relative in the

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. On the 18 May 1933 Pope Pius XI appointed him Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura. On the 16 October 1933 he was elevated to Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri. He was one of the cardinal electors in the 1939 papal conclave, which selected Pope Pius XII. He died on 20 May 1946 at the age of 74. He was the nephew of Cardinal Secretary of State

Pietro Gasparri Pietro Gasparri, GCTE (5 May 1852 – 18 November 1934) was a Roman Catholic cardinal, diplomat and politician in the Roman Curia and the signatory of the Lateran Pacts. He served also as Cardinal Secretary of State under Popes Benedict XV and ...

(1852-1934).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasparri, Enrico 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops 20th-century Italian cardinals Apostolic Nuncios to Colombia Apostolic Nuncios to Brazil 1871 births 1946 deaths Prefects of the Apostolic Signatura Pontifical Roman Seminary alumni