Pietro Fumasoni Biondi


Pietro Fumasoni Biondi
Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Biondi in 1929
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed16 March 1933
Term ended12 July 1960
PredecessorWillem Marinus van Rossum
SuccessorGregorio Pietro Agagianian
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (1933–60)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination17 April 1897
by Lucido Maria Parocchi
Consecration10 December 1916
by Domenico Serafini
Created cardinal13 March 1933
by Pope Pius XI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Pietro Fumasoni Biondi

4 September 1872
Died12 July 1960(1960-07-12) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
BuriedCampo Verano
ParentsFilippo Fumasoni Biondi
Gertrude Roselli
Alma materPontifical Roman Major Seminary
Styles of
Pietro Fumasoni Biondi
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
Seenone

Pietro Fumasoni Biondi (4 September 1872 – 12 July 1960) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith in the Roman Curia from 1933 until his death in 1960. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933.