Alessandro Lualdi

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Styles of Alessandro Cardinal Lualdi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Palermo

His Most Reverend Eminence Alessandro Cardinal Lualdi J.C.D. S.T.D. (12 August 1858 - 12 November 1927) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal and was former Archbishop of Palermo.

Lualdi was born Milan, Italy. He entered the Seminary of Milan and carried on further studies at the Theological Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he earned doctorates in theology, philosophy and canon law. He was ordained in 1880. After his ordination, he worked in the Archdiocese of Milan doing pastoral work from 1884 until 1890. He later served as a Faculty member of the Seminary of Milan until 1894.He was created Privy chamberlain of His Holiness on 14 September 1899.

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Pope Pius X appointed him Archbishop of Palermo on 14 November 1904. He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio in the consistory of April 15, 1907. He took part in the conclaves of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV and 1922 that elected Pope Pius XI.

He died in 1927 and is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Palermo.