Agostino Ciasca

His Eminence Agostino Ciasca O.E.S.A.
Secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	19 June 1893
Term ended	6 February 1902
Predecessor	Andrea Aiuti
Successor	Camillo Laurenti
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (1899-1902)
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Larissa (1891-99) Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives (1891-92) Pro-Secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1892-93)
Orders
Ordination	18 September 1858 by Lorenzo Signani
Consecration	7 June 1891 by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Created cardinal	19 June 1899 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Pasquale Raffaele Ciasca 7 May 1835 Polignano a Mare, Bari, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died	6 February 1902(1902-02-06) (aged 66) Palazzo Cerasi, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano (1902-38) Santa Maria del Popolo
Parents	Leonardo Ciasca Olimpia Montanari

Agostino Ciasca (secular name Pasquale) (born at Polignano a Mare, in the province of Bari, 7 May 1835; died at Rome, 6 February 1902) was an Italian Augustinian and Cardinal. He was a distinguished orientalist, and archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives.^[1]