Gaetano Cicognani


Gaetano Cicognani
Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed18 November 1954
Term ended14 November 1959
PredecessorVincenzo Macchi
SuccessorDino Staffa
Other post(s)Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1959–1962)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination24 September 1904
by Gioachino Cantagalli
Consecration1 February 1925
by Pietro Gasparri
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-priest (1953–1959)
Cardinal-bishop (1959–1962)
Personal details
Born
Gaetano Cicognani

26 November 1881
Died5 February 1962(1962-02-05) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy
Alma mater
MottoVigilat nec fatiscit
Coat of armsGaetano Cicognani's coat of arms
Styles of
Gaetano Cicognani
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeFrascati (suburbicarain)

Gaetano Cicognani (26 November 1881 – 5 February 1962) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1954 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. To date, he and his brother, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, are the last pair of brothers to serve simultaneously in the College of Cardinals.