Santiago Copello


Santiago Copello
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires
Cardinal Copello.
ArchdioceseBuenos Aires
Installed20 September 1932
Term ended25 March 1959
PredecessorJosé Bottaro y Hers
SuccessorFermín Lafitte (ad interim)
Antonio Caggiano
Other post(s)Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church
Orders
Ordination28 October 1902 (Priest)
Consecration30 March 1919 (Archbishop)
Created cardinal16 December 1935
RankCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso
Personal details
Born
Santiago Luis Copello

(1880-01-07)January 7, 1880
DiedFebruary 9, 1967(1967-02-09) (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
BuriedBasílica Santísimo Sacramento, Retiro, Buenos Aires
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoVeni Domine Jesu (Come Lord Jesus)[1]
Styles of
Santiago Copello
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBuenos Aires (emeritus)

Santiago Luis Copello (7 January 1880 – 9 February 1967) was an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires from 1932 to 1959, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. Copello served as the first Argentine cardinal and the first cardinal from Hispanic America.[2]

  1. ^ "Cardinals Created by Pius XI".
  2. ^ "Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Santiago Copello". FIU.