Serafino Vannutelli

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His Eminence Serafino Vannutelli
Dean of the College of Cardinals
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	7 December 1913
Term ended	19 August 1915
Predecessor	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
Successor	Vincenzo Vannutelli
Other post(s)	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary (1899–1915) Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1914–15) Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies (1914–15)
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea (1869–87) Apostolic Delegate to Colombia (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Costa Rica (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Nicaragua (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Honduras (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Ecuador (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Peru (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Bolivia (1869–75) Apostolic Delegate to Venezuela (1869–75) Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1875–80) Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1880–87) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1887–89) Prefect of the Congregation of Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1888–91) Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1889–93) Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1891–92) Archbishop of Bologna (1893) Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1893–1903) Prefect of the Congregation of the Index (1893–96) Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars (1896–99) Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office (1903–08) Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina (1903–14)
Orders
Ordination	22 December 1860 by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Consecration	18 July 1869 by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Created cardinal	14 March 1887 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest (1887–93) Cardinal-Bishop (1893–1915)
Personal details
Born	Serafino Vannutelli 26 November 1834 Genazzano, Palestrina, Papal States
Died	19 August 1915(1915-08-19) (aged 80) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Alma mater	Collegio Capranica Collegio Romano
Coat of arms

Styles of Serafino Vannutelli
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Ostia (suburbicarian see) Porto e Santa Rufina (suburbicarian see)

Serafino Vannutelli (26 November 1834 – 19 August 1915) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal and official of the Roman Curia where he held several of the highest administrative posts. Made a cardinal in 1887, he was named a cardinal-bishop in 1893 and elected dean of the College of Cardinals in 1915 and he died shortly after. He was thought a possible candidate for the papacy in 1903.

At the start of his career, he worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1869 to 1887, serving as Apostolic Delegate to several Latin American countries and as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Austria.

His younger brother Vincenzo (1836–1930) was also a Catholic cardinal.