Agostino Richelmy


Agostino Richelmy
Cardinal
Archbishop of Turin
The cardinal pictured in 1910.
ArchdioceseTurin
SeeTurin
Appointed26 July 1897
Installed28 November 1897
Term ended10 August 1923
PredecessorDavide Riccardi
SuccessorGiuseppe Gamba
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1911-23)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ivrea (1886-97)
Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1899-1911)
Orders
Ordination25 April 1873
by Lorenzo Gastaldi
Consecration28 October 1886
by Gaetano Alimonda
Created cardinal19 June 1899
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Agostino Richelmy

29 November 1850
Died10 August 1923(1923-08-10) (aged 72)
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedSantuario della Consolata (since 1927)
ParentsProspero Richelmy
Lidia Realis

Agostino Richelmy (29 November 1850 – 10 August 1923) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Turin from 1897 until his death, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1899.[1]