Carlo Salotti


Carlo Salotti
Prefect of the Congregation for Rites
Salotti circa 1939
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed14 September 1938
Term ended24 October 1947
PredecessorCamillo Laurenti
SuccessorGaetano Cicognani
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1939–47)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination22 September 1894
Consecration6 July 1930
by Wilhelmus Marinus van Rossum
Created cardinal13 March 1933 (in pectore)
16 December 1935 (revealed)
by Pope Pius XI
RankCardinal-priest (1935–39)
Cardinal-bishop (1939–47)
Personal details
Born
Carlo Salotti

25 July 1870
Died24 October 1947(1947-10-24) (aged 77)
Rome, Italy
ParentsGiuseppe Salotti
Orsola Capozzi
Alma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
MottoLabor pro fide
Styles of
Carlo Salotti
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeePalestrina (suburbicarian)

Carlo Salotti (25 July 1870 – 24 October 1947) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith from 1930 until 1935 and as prefect of the Congregation of Rites from 1938 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in pectore in 1933.