Pope Benedict XV
(Giacomo della Chiesa)
1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22
Bishop of Rome
Vicar of Jesus Christ
Successor of the Prince of the Apostles
Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church
Patriarch of the West
Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Rome
Servant of the Servants of God
Episcopal Motto: In te Domine speravi, non confundar in æternum
| Born: | 1854.11.21 (Pegli, Italy) |
| Ordained Priest: | 1878.12.21 |
| Consecrated Bishop: | 1907.12.22 |
| Created Cardinal: | 1914.05.25 |
| Elected as Supreme Pontiff: | 1914.09.03 |
| Installed as Supreme Pontiff: | 1914.09.06 |
| Died: | 1922.01.22 (Vatican City State † 67) |
Priest of Genova (Italy) (1878.12.21 – 1907.12.18)
Domestic Prelate (1900.07.18 – 1907.12.18)
Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1907.12.18 – 1914.09.03)
Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati (1914.05.28 – 1914.09.03)
Commendatory Abbot of Subiaco (Italy) (1914.09.03 – 1915)
Supreme Pontiff (1914.09.03 [1914.09.06] – 1922.01.22)
Prefect of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22)
Prefect of Sacred Consistorial Congregation (1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22)
Grand Master of Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre) (1914.09.03 – 1922.01.22)
Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1917.05.01 – 1922.01.22)
Cardinals Created:
32 Cardinals (5 Consistories)
Documents Issued:
31 Documents
Saints Proclaimed:
3 Saints (2 ceremonies), 114 Blesseds (7 ceremonies)
Buried at:
Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano, Vatican City State (Monument)
