Carlo Sacconi

Carlo Sacconi ( born May 9, 1808 in Montalto delle Marche, Ascoli Piceno, Italy, † February 25, 1889 in Rome ) was an Italian diplomat and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

At the University of Rome, he earned his doctorate of jurisprudence of canon law and civil law. He first worked in the Diocese of Mont Alto and served as professor the seminary. In 1829 he was a canon in the cathedral of Mont Alto and worked at the same time in the then Congregation for the enforcement and interpretation of the decisions of the Tridentine church assembly as well as for detection via decrees of provincial synods ( Congregation cardinalium Concilii Tridentine interpretum; Today: Congregation for the Clergy ), its further activities were office manager in various facilities, including as a financial auditor in the Nunciature of Piedmont.

Nuncio in Bavaria

On 13 November 1847 he took over the function of a Internuncio in Bavaria, then to conduct the ordination as Titular Bishop of Nicaea on 27 May 1851 to 1853, the Apostolic Nunciature in Munich. In this term, the " First Joint Meeting of the German bishops in Wurzburg" fell, but the Bavarian episcopate this conference met with resistance, the Munich Archbishop Karl August Graf von Reisach ( 1846-55 ) rejected the proposed conference and had in Internuncio Carlo Sacconi an important ally. Nevertheless, the meeting took place, should arise which later became the " German Bishops' Conference ."

Nuncio in France

Carlo Sacconi now changed to direct until 1861 to France to the local Nunciature. In the same year he was appointed cardinal priest of Santa Maria del Popolo, and was finally adopted on September 27, 1861 by Pope Pius IX. elevated to cardinal status, so he was cardinal. In 1870 until 1884 he also took over the role as titular bishop and cardinal bishop of Palestrina, Porto de Santa Rufina and Ostia - Velletri.

Cardinal Dean

Sacconi in 1884 was chosen as the Cardinal Dean, which he remained until his death. Until his death on 25 February 1889, he was Prefect of the Congregation for the former ceremonies.

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