Carlo Minoretti

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Carlo Dalmazio Cardinal Minoretti †

Church positions
See	Archdiocese of Genoa
Title	Archbishop of Genoa, Cardinal priest of Sant'Eusebio
Period in office	16 January 1925 — 13 March 1938
Successor	Pietro Boetto
Previous post	Bishop of Crema
Created cardinal	December 16, 1929
Personal
Date of birth	September 17, 1861(1861-09-17)
Place of birth	Cogliate, Italy
Date of death	March 13, 1938 (aged 76)
Place of death	Genoa, Italy

Carlo Dalmazio Cardinal Minoretti (17 September 1861 - 13 March 1938) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Genoa.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Episcopate 3 Cardinalate 4 External links

[edit] Early life and education

Carlo Minoretti was born in Cogliate, Lombardy. He was educated at the Seminary of Milan. Ordained priest in 1884. Served as a Faculty member of Seminary of Monza from 1890 until 1907, when he became a Faculty member of the Seminary of Milan until 1909. He then did Pastoral work in Archdiocese of Milan until 1915.

[edit] Episcopate

Pope Benedict XV appointed him Bishop of Crema on 6 December 1915. He was consecrated on 16 January 1916 by Andrea Cardinal Ferrari, Archbishop of Milan. Pope Pius XI promoted him to metropolitan see of Genoa on 16 January 1925.

[edit] Cardinalate

Pope Pius XI created him Cardinal-Priest of S.Eusebio in the consistory of December 16, 1929. He died in 1938 in Genoa in office.

[edit] External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary
• Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal

Preceded by Bernardo Pizzorno	Bishop of Crema 6 December 1915–16 January 1925	Succeeded by Giacomo Montanelli
Preceded by Francesco Sidoli	Archbishop of Genoa 16 January 1925–13 March 1938	Succeeded by Pietro Cardinal Boetto