Augusto Silj

Styles of
**Augusto Silj**
Styles of; Augusto Silj
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Cesarea in Mauretania (titular see)

His Eminence

Augusto Silj
His Eminence; Augusto Silj
Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	30 March 1920
Term ended	27 February 1926
Predecessor	Michele Lega
Successor	Francesco Ragonesi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia (1919–26)
Previous post(s)	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities (1906–16); Titular Archbishop of Caesarea Ponti (1906–19); Vice-Camerlengo of the Apostolic Camera (1916–20);
Orders
Ordination	4 April 1874; by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Consecration	13 January 1907; by Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta
Created cardinal	15 December 1919; by Pope Benedict XV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Augusto Silj; 9 July 1846; Calcara di Visco, Norcia, Papal States
Died	27 February 1926 (aged 79); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Seminary

Augusto Silj J.U.D. (9 July 1846 – 27 February 1926) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He was the cousin of Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri (1852-1934).^[1]