Giuseppe d'Annibale (22 September 1815 – 18 July 1892) was an Italian
Catholic cardinal and theologian.
Biography
He was appointed professor in the Seminary of
Rieti and later vicar-general of the diocese. He was preconized
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Caryste by Pope
Leo XIII on 12 August 1881, was created
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santi Bonifacio e Alessio on 11 February 1889, and became Prefect of the
Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics.
Works
Among d'Annibale's works is a treatise on moral theology, entitled "Summula theologiae moralis" (Milan, 1881–1883). He also wrote a commentary on the Constitution "Apostolicae Sedis" (Rieti, 1880).
References
1815 births
1892 deaths
19th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular bishops
19th-century Italian cardinals
Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII
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