Luigi Maglione


Luigi Maglione
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Portrait by Georges Chevalier, 1927
Appointed18 June 1936
Term ended22 August 1944
PredecessorFrancis Alphonsus Bourne
SuccessorJules-Géraud Saliège
Other post(s)Cardinal Secretary of State (1939–1944)
Previous post(s)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1920–1926)
  • Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palestina (1920–1935)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to France (1926–1935)
  • Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1939–1944)
Orders
Ordination25 July 1901
Consecration26 September 1920
by Pietro Gasparri
Created cardinal16 December 1935
by Pope Pius XI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Luigi Maglione

(1877-03-02)2 March 1877
Died22 August 1944(1944-08-22) (aged 67)
Casoria, Italy
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoFides et labor (Faith and work)
Coat of armsLuigi Maglione's coat of arms
Styles of
Luigi Maglione
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeNone

Luigi Maglione (2 March 1877 – 22 August 1944) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1908, served as a papal nuncio from 1920 to 1935. After a few years working in the Roman Curia, he was Secretary of State from 1939 until his death in 1944. He became an archbishop in 1920 and a Cardinal in 1935.