Carlo Minoretti

Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti (17 September 1861 13 March 1938) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa.


Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti
Archbishop of Genoa
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseGenoa
SeeGenoa
Appointed16 January 1925
Installed22 April 1925
Term ended13 March 1938
PredecessorFrancesco Sidoli
SuccessorPietro Boetto
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1929-38)
Orders
Ordination22 December 1883
by Luigi Nazari di Calabiana
Consecration16 January 1916
by Andrea Carlo Ferrari
Created cardinal16 December 1929
by Pope Pius XI
Personal details
Birth nameCarlo Dalmazio Minoretti
Born(1861-09-17)17 September 1861
Cogliate, Kingdom of Italy
Died13 March 1938(1938-03-13) (aged 76)
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post
  • Bishop of Crema (1915-25)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Crema (1925-26)
MottoPer Jesum ad Mariam

Early life and education

Carlo Minoretti was born in Cogliate, Lombardy. He was educated at the Seminary of Milan. Ordained priest in 1884, he served as a faculty member of Seminary of Monza from 1890 until 1907, when he became a faculty member of the Seminary of Milan until 1909. He did pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Milan until 1915.

Episcopate

Pope Benedict XV appointed him Bishop of Crema on 6 December 1915. He was consecrated on 16 January 1916 by Andrea Ferrari, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan. Pope Pius XI promoted him to the metropolitan see of Genoa on 16 January 1925.

Cardinalate

Pope Pius XI created him Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio in the consistory of 16 December 1929. He died in 1938 in Genoa in office.

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References

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Bernardo Pizzorno
    Bishop of Crema
    6 December 1915 16 January 1925
    Succeeded by
    Giacomo Montanelli
    Preceded by
    Francesco Sidoli
    Archbishop of Genoa
    16 January 1925 13 March 1938
    Succeeded by
    Pietro Boetto
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