Domenico Serafini


Domenico Serafini

Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed24 March 1916
Term ended5 March 1918
PredecessorGirolamo Maria Gotti
SuccessorWilhelmus Marinus van Rossum
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia (1914–18)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 October 1877
Consecration6 May 1900
by Serafino Vannutelli
Created cardinal25 May 1914
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Domenico Serafini

3 August 1852
Died5 March 1918(1918-03-05) (aged 65)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
BuriedCampo Verano (1918–19)
Monasterio di San Benedetto di Subiaco
ParentsLuigi Serafini
Costanza di Pietro
Alma materCollegio Romano
Pontifical Gregorian University
Styles of
Domenico Serafini
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSpoleto

Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. Subl. (3 August 1852 – 5 March 1918) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in various pastoral, diplomatic, and curial posts, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1914.