Bartolomeo d'Avanzo

Bartolomeo D’Avanzo (3 July 1811 – 20 October 1884) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal of the 19th century.

His Eminence

Bartolomeo d'Avanzo
Bishop of Calvi
The-then bishop pictured in 1869.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseCalvi
SeeCalvi
Appointed13 July 1860
Term ended20 October 1884
PredecessorNicola Sterlini
SuccessorAlfonso Maria Giordano
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (1876–84)
Orders
Ordination20 September 1834
by Gennaro Pasca
Consecration28 March 1852
by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Created cardinal3 April 1876
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameBartolomeo d'Avanzo
Born3 July 1811
Avella, Kingdom of Naples
Died20 October 1884(1884-10-20) (aged 73)
Avella, Kingdom of Italy
ParentsBartolomeo d'Avanzo
Caterina Buvelli
Previous postBishop of Castellaneta (1851–60)
Alma materRoyal University of Naples

Early life

D'Avanzo was born 3 July 1811 in Avella.[1] He was ordained as a priest on 20 September 1834 and was placed in the service of the Diocese of Nola where he remained until 1851 under Bishop Gennaro Pasca.

Assassination attempt

In 1851 he was ordained Bishop of Castellaneta and served the diocese for 9 years until, in 1860, anticlericalists tried to assassinate him by firing four bullets into his carriage. The first bullet struck the inside of the carriage, the second struck him in the right wrist and the third under his left arm. The fourth bullet, which would likely have been fatal, hit D'Avanzo's pectoral cross and he survived the attempt.[2] Fearing further attack he transferred to the Diocese of Teano-Calvi where he served for a further 16 years. He attended the First Vatican Council (1869–1870).

Cardinalate

In 1876 he was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Pius IX and was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna. He participated in the Papal Conclave of 1878 which elected Pope Leo XIII.[3] Throughout his career he was a strong advocate against Freemasonry and led a number of Church campaigns against the society.

He died on 10 October 1884 in Avella and was buried in the D’Avanzo family tomb.

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy: Bartolomeo Cardinal D’Avanzo
  2. Diocese of Calvi Teano: Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Bartolomeo D’Avanzo - The Infallible Cardinal
  3. S. Miranda: Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Bartolomeo D’Avanzo
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pietro Lepore		 Bishop of Castellaneta
1851–1860		 Succeeded by
Mariano Positano
Preceded by
Nicola Sterlini		 Bishop of Teano-Calvi
1860–1884		 Succeeded by
Alfonso Maria Giordano
Preceded by
Alessandro Barnabò		 Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna
1876–1884		 Succeeded by
Francis Patrick Moran
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