Diomede Falconio


Diomede Falconio

Prefect of the Congregation of Religious
ChurchCatholic Church
Appointed26 February 1916
Term ended8 February 1917
PredecessorDomenico Serafini
SuccessorGiulio Tonti
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri (1914–17)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination4 January 1866
by John Timon
Consecration17 July 1892
by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Created cardinal27 November 1911
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest (1911–14)
Cardinal-Bishop (1914–17)
Personal details
Born
Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio

20 September 1842
Died8 February 1917(1917-02-08) (aged 74)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
ParentsDonato Antonio Falconio
Maria Giacinta Buccigrossi
MottoDeus meus et Omnia
Coat of armsDiomede Falconio's coat of arms

Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. (20 September 1842 – 8 February 1917) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Congregation for Religious from 1916 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911. He was Apostolic Delegate to the United States from 1902 to 1911.