Camillo Mazzella

Camillo Mazzella (10 February 1833 – 26 March 1900) was an Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal.

His Eminence Camillo Mazzella S.J.
Prefect of the Congregation for Rites
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	15 June 1897
Term ended	26 March 1900
Predecessor	Gaetano Aloisi Masella
Successor	Domenico Ferrata
Other posts	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1897-1900)
Orders
Ordination	8 September 1855 by Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto
Consecration	8 May 1897 by Lucido Maria Parocchi
Created cardinal	7 June 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1886-96) Cardinal-Priest (1896-97) Cardinal-Bishop (1897-1900)
Personal details
Birth name	Camillo Mazzella
Born	10 February 1833 Vitulano, Benevento, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died	26 March 1900(1900-03-26) (aged 67) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Parents	Muzio Mazzella Eugenia Marcarelli
Previous post	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Andriano al Foro (1886-96) Prefect of the Congregation of the Index (1889-93) Prefect of the Congregation for Studies (1893-97) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina (1896-97)

Biography

Mazzella was born at Vitulano, near Benevento, and died in Rome.

Expelled with his order from Italy, he taught theology at Fourvières (Lyon, France), and at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He was the founder and one of the first professors at Woodstock theological college, Maryland; then he was called to Rome to teach at the Gregorian University, and later became president of the Academy of Saint Thomas.

Mazzella was prefect of the Congregation of the Index, Congregation of Studies, and Congregation of Rites and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.

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External links

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Camillo Mazzella". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.