Cardinals Created by Leo XIII (1893-4)

Consistory of 1893.01.16 (16)

Italy1. Cardinal Giuseppe Guarino

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina (Italy)
former Archimandrite of Santissimo Salvatore of the Italo-Albanese (Italy)

Born:1827.03.06 (Montedoro, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1849.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:1872.03.17
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1897.09.22 (Messina, Italy † 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Siracusa (Italy) (1872.02.23 – 1875.07.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Messina (Italy) (1875.07.05 – 1897.09.22)

Archimandrite of Santissimo Salvatore of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1883.08.31 – 1897.09.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (1893.01.19 – 1897.09.22)

Italy2. Cardinal Mario Mocenni

former Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
former Substitute for General Affairs of Apostolic Secretariat

Born:1823.01.22 (Montefiascone, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1845.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1877.08.12
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1904.11.14 (Vatican City State † 81)

Titular Archbishop of Heliopolis (1877.07.24 – 1893.01.16)

Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia (1877.08.06 – 1882.02.27)

Apostolic Delegate to Chile (1877.08.06 – 1882.02.27)

Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador (1877.08.06 – 1882.03.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Peru and Bolivia (1877.08.06 – 1882.03.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Honduras and Salvador (1877.08.14 – 1882.02.27)

Apostolic Delegate to Nicaragua (1877.08.14 – 1882.02.27)

Apostolic Delegate to Colombia (1877.08.14 – 1882.03.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduas (1877.08.14 – 1882.03.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Venezuela (1877.08.14 – 1882.03.28)

Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil (1882.02.27 – 1882.12.16)

Substitute for General Affairs of Apostolic Secretariat (1882.12.16 – 1893.01.16)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1893.01.19 – 1894.05.18)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina (1894.05.18 – 1904.11.14)

Italy3. Cardinal Amilcare Malagola

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy)

Born:1840.12.24 (Modena, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1863.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1876.07.09
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1895.06.22 (Fermo, Italy † 54)

Bishop of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1876.06.26 – 1877.09.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fermo (Italy) (1877.09.21 – 1895.06.22)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Balbina (1893.01.19 – 1895.06.22)

Italy4. Cardinal Angelo Di Pietro

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
former Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria

Born:1828.05.22 (Vivaro Romano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1851.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1866.07.01
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1914.12.05 (Roma, Italy † 86)

Titular Bishop of Nyssa (1866.06.25 – 1877.12.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Velletri (Italy) (1866.06.25 – 1877.12.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Argentina (1877.12.28 – 1879.09.30)

Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus (1877.12.28 – 1893.01.16)

Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil (1879.09.30 – 1882.03.21)

Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (1882.03.21 – 1887.05.23)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Council (1893.01.16 – 1902.07.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1893.06.15 – 1903.06.22)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1895.03.18 – 1896)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1902.07.20 – 1902.11.27)

Pro-Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1902.11.27 – 1908.06.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina (1903.06.22 – 1914.12.05)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1908.06.29 – 1914.12.05)

Spain5. Cardinal Benito Sanz y Forés

Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain)

Born:1828.03.21 (Gandía, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1852.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:1868.06.22
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1895.11.01 (Madrid, Spain † 67)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1868.06.22 – 1881.11.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valladolid (Spain) (1881.11.18 – 1889.12.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1889.12.30 – 1895.11.01)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1893.06.15 – 1895.11.01)

France6. Cardinal Guillaume-René Meignan

Pax in caritate

former Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France)

Born:1817.04.11 (Denazé, France)
Ordained Priest:1840.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:1865.05.01
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1896.01.20 (Tours, France † 78)

Bishop of Châlons (France) (1865.03.27 – 1882.09.25)

Bishop of Arras (France) (1882.09.25 – 1884.03.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tours (France) (1884.03.24 – 1896.01.20)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1893.06.15 – 1896.01.20)

France7. Cardinal Léon-Benoit-Charles Thomas

Nil fortius nil dulcius

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France)

Born:1826.05.24 (Paray-le Monial, France)
Ordained Priest:1850.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1867.05.13
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1894.03.09 (Rouen, France † 67)

Bishop of La Rochelle (France) (1867.03.27 – 1884.03.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) (1884.03.24 – 1894.03.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1893.06.15 – 1894.03.09)

Germany8. Cardinal Philipp Krementz

Caritas urget

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany)

Born:1819.12.01 (Koblenz, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1842.08.27
Consecrated Bishop:1868.05.03
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1899.05.06 (Köln, Germany † 79)

Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1867.12.20 – 1885.06.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany) (1885.06.30 – 1899.05.06)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1893.01.19 – 1899.05.06)

Italy9. Cardinal Ignazio Persico (德斯馬曾), O.F.M. Cap.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli
former Bishop of Aquino (Italy)
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics

Born:1823.01.30 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1846.01.24
Consecrated Bishop:1854.06.04
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1895.12.07 (Roma, Italy † 72)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bombay (India) (1854.03.08 – 1856.12.19)

Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis (1854.03.08 – 1870.03.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Agra (India) (1856.12.19 – 1860.06.24)

Bishop of Savannah (USA) (1870.03.20 – 1872.08.25)

Titular Bishop of Bolina (1874.06.20 – 1879.03.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Aquino (Italy) (1878.07.15 – 1879.03.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Pontecorvo (Italy) (1878.07.15 – 1879.03.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sora (Italy) (1878.07.15 – 1879.03.26)

Bishop of Aquino (Italy) (1879.03.26 – 1887.03.14)

Bishop of Pontecorvo (Italy) (1879.03.26 – 1887.03.14)

Bishop of Sora (Italy) (1879.03.26 – 1887.03.14)

Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1887.03.14 – 1893.01.16)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1891.06.13 – 1893.05.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1893.01.19 – 1895.12.07)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1893.05.30 – 1895.12.07)

Italy10. Cardinal Luigi Galimberti

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo
former Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives

Born:1835.04.26 (Roma, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1858.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1887.06.05
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1896.05.07 (Roma, Italy † 61)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1886.06.28 – 1887.05.23)

Titular Archbishop of Nicæa (1887.05.23 – 1893.01.16)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1887.05.23 – 1893.01.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1893.06.15 – 1896.05.07)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (1894.06.25 – 1896.05.07)

Northern Ireland11. Cardinal Michael Logue

In patientia salus

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland)

Born:1840.10.01 (Duringings, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1866.12
Consecrated Bishop:1879.07.20
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1924.11.19 (Armagh, Ireland † 84)

Bishop of Raphoe (Ireland) (1879.05.13 – 1887.04.19)

Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus (1887.04.19 – 1887.12.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1887.04.19 – 1887.12.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh (Northern Ireland) (1887.12.03 – 1924.11.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Pace (1893.01.19 – 1924.11.19)

Protopriest of Sacred College of Cardinals (1921.03.24 – 1924.11.19)

Hungary12. Cardinal Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B.

Deus et patria

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary)

Born:1832.02.12 (Südwestungarn, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:1891.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:1891.12.13
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1915.09.03 (Balatonfueuered, Hungary † 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Esztergom (Hungary) (1891.12.13 – 1912.12.13)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1893.06.15 – 1915.09.03)

England13. Cardinal Herbert Alfred Vaughan

Amare et servire

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England)
former Superior General of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill

Born:1832.04.15 (Gloucester, England)
Ordained Priest:1854.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1872.10.28
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1903.06.19 (Mill Hill, Middlesex, England † 71)

Founder of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill (1868)

Superior General of Saint Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill (1868 – 1903.06.19)

Bishop of Salford (England) (1872.09.27 – 1892.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1892.04.08 – 1903.06.19)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1893.01.19 – 1903.06.19)

Poland14. Cardinal Georg von Kopp

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura
former Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

Born:1837.07.25 (Duderstadt, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1862.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:1881.12.27
Created Cardinal:1893.01.16
Died:1914.03.04 (Troppau, Czechia † 76)

Bishop of Fulda (Germany) (1881.11.15 – 1887.08.09)

Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1887.08.09 – 1914.03.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (1893.01.19 – 1914.03.04)

France[15] Cardinal Adolphe-Louis-Albert Perraud, C.O.

Pax justitiæ honor pietatis

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli
former Bishop of Autun (France)

Born:1828.02.07 (Lyon, France)
Ordained Priest:1854.06.02
Consecrated Bishop:1874.06.29
Created Cardinal in pectore:1893.01.16
Revealed as Cardinal:1895.11.29
Died:1906.02.10 (Autun, France † 78)

Bishop of Autun (France) (1874.05.04 – 1906.02.10)

Superior General of Oratory of France (Oratorians of France) (1884 – 1901)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Vincoli (1896.06.25 – 1906.02.10)

Germany[16] Cardinal Andreas Steinhuber, S.J.

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index

Born:1824.11.11 (Uttlau, Germany)
Ordained Priest:
Created Cardinal in pectore:1893.01.16
Revealed as Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1907.10.15 (Roma, Italy † 82)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata alla Suburra (1894.05.18 – 1907.10.15)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1895.12.12 – 1896.10.01?)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1896.10.01 – 1907.10.15)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1907.03.29 – 1907.10.15)

Consistory of 1893.06.12 (5)

France1. Cardinal Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot

Nos autem Christi

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France)

Born:1831.01.08 (Montescourt-Lizerolles, France)
Ordained Priest:1855.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:1886.07.11
Created Cardinal:1893.06.12
Died:1908.12.19 (Chambéry, France † 77)

Bishop of Dijon (France) (1886.06.10 – 1890.06.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bordeaux (France) (1890.06.26 – 1908.12.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1894.05.21 – 1908.12.19)

Italy2. Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Graniello, B.

former Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta

Born:1834.02.08 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1857.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:1892.04.03
Created Cardinal:1893.06.12
Died:1896.01.08 (Roma, Italy † 61)

Titular Archbishop of Cæsarea Ponti (1892.03.29 – 1893.06.12)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e Giulitta (1893.06.15 – 1896.01.08)

France3. Cardinal Joseph-Chrétien-Ernest Bourret

Robur et solatium

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova
former Bishop of Rodez (France)

Born:1827.12.09 (Lubro, France)
Ordained Priest:1851.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:1871.10.27
Created Cardinal:1893.06.12
Died:1896.07.10 (Rodez, France † 68)

Bishop of Rodez (France) (1871.10.27 – 1896.07.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1894.05.21 – 1896.07.10)

Romania4. Cardinal Lőrinc Schlauch (Romanian Rite)

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati
former Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania)

Born:1824.03.27 (Uj-Arad, Hungary)
Ordained Priest:1847.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:1873.09.21
Created Cardinal:1893.06.12
Died:1902.07.10 (Nagyvárad, Hungary † 78)

Bishop of Satu Mare (Romania) (1873.07.25 – 1887.05.26)

Bishop of Oradea Mare (Romania) (1887.05.26 – 1902.07.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1894.05.21 – 1902.07.10)

Italy5. Cardinal Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (later Pope Pius X, Saint)

Instaurare omnia in Christo

former Supreme Pontiff
former Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy)
former Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation
former Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
former Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre)

Born:1835.06.02 (Riese Pio X, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1858.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:1884.11.16
Created Cardinal:1893.06.12
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:1903.08.04
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:1903.08.09
Died:1914.08.20 (Roma, Italy † 79)
Beatified:1951.06.03
Canonised:1954.05.29
Feast:08.21

Priest of Treviso (Italy) (1858.09.18 – 1884.11.10)

Bishop of Mantova (Italy) (1884.11.10 – 1893.06.15)

Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) (1893.06.15 – 1903.08.04)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (1893.06.15 – 1903.08.04)

Supreme Pontiff (1903.08.04 [1903.08.09] – 1914.08.20)

Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (1903.08.04 – 1914.08.20)

Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation (1903.08.04 – 1914.08.20)

Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1906 – 1914.08.20)

Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (1907 – 1914.08.20)

Pope.

Consistory of 1894.05.18 (5)

Italy1. Cardinal Egidio Mauri, O.P.

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy)

Born:1828.12.09 (Montefiscone, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1853.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1871.12.22
Created Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1896.03.13 (Ferrara, Italy † 67)

Bishop of Rieti (Italy) (1871.12.22 – 1888.06.01)

Bishop of Cingoli (Italy) (1888.06.01 – 1893.06.12)

Bishop of Osimo (Italy) (1888.06.01 – 1893.06.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Ferrara (Italy) (1893.06.12 – 1896.03.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1894.05.21 – 1895.12.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva (1895.12.02 – 1896.03.13)

Spain2. Blessed Cardinal Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain)

Born:1833.06.17 (Quintana del Pidio, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1858.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:1876.03.12
Created Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1909.02.25 (Toledo, Spain † 75)
Beatified:2009.10.18 (Toledo, Toledo, Spain)

Titular Bishop of Areopolis (1876.01.28 – 1882.03.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1876.01.28 – 1882.03.27)

Bishop of Ávila (Spain) (1882.03.27 – 1886.06.10)

Bishop of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares (Spain) (1886.06.10 – 1892.07.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Valencia (Spain) (1892.07.11 – 1898.03.24)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio (1895.12.02 – 1909.02.25)

Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (1898.03.24 – 1909.02.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1898.03.24 – 1909.02.25)

Cardinal. Founder of the Institute of the Religious of Charity of Cardinal Sancha.

Italy3. Cardinal Domenico Svampa

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy)

Born:1851.06.13 (Montegranaro, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1874.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:1887.05.23
Created Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1907.08.10 (Bologna, Italy † 56)

Bishop of Forlì (Italy) (1887.05.23 – 1894.05.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1894.05.21 – 1907.08.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio (1894.05.21 – 1907.08.10)

Italy4. Blessed Cardinal Andrea Carlo Ferrari

Tu fortitudo mea

former Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia
former Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy)

Born:1850.08.13 (Palanzano, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1873.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1890.06.29
Created Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1921.02.02 (Milano, Italy † 70)
Beatified:1987.05.10
Feast:02.02

Bishop of Guastalla (Italy) (1890.05.29 – 1891.05.29)

Bishop of Como (Italy) (1891.05.29 – 1894.05.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (1894.05.21 – 1921.02.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1894.05.21 – 1921.02.02)

Cardinal.

Italy5. Cardinal Francesco Segna

former Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico
former Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index

Born:1836.08.31 (Poggio Cinolfo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1860.12.20
Created Cardinal:1894.05.18
Died:1911.01.04 (Roma, Italy † 74)

Undersecretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1881.11.19 – 1888.11.14)

Regent of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1888.11.14 – 1891.07.13)

Secretary of Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1891.07.13 – 1893.06.20)

Assessor of Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1893.06.20 – 1894.05.18)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico (1894.05.21 – 1911.01.04)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (1896.07.04 – 1908.01.13)

Protodeacon of Sacred College of Cardinals (1907.10.15 – 1911.01.04)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Index (1908.01.13 – 1911.01.04)

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