Francesco di Paola Cassetta


Francesco di Paola Cassetta
Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
Francesco di Paola Cassetta (right)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed10 February 1914
Term ended23 March 1919
PredecessorCasimiro Gennari
SuccessorDonato Sbarretti
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination10 June 1865
Consecration21 December 1884
by Lucido Maria Parocchi
Created cardinal19 June 1899
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest (1899-1905)
Cardinal-Bishop (1905-19)
Personal details
Born
Francesco di Paola Cassetta

12 August 1841
Died23 March 1919(1919-03-23) (aged 77)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedCampo Verano
ParentsPietro Cassetta
Clementina Sturbinetti
Styles of
Francesco di Paola Cassetta
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeFrascati (suburbicarian)

Francesco di Paola Cassetta (12 August 1841 – 23 March 1919) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council from 1914 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1899.[1]

  1. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (2015-07-11). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4766-2155-5.

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