Willem Marinus van Rossum

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His Eminence Willem Marinus van Rossum C.SS.R.
Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
The cardinal seen in 1920.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	12 March 1918
Term ended	30 August 1932
Predecessor	Domenico Serafini
Successor	Pietro Fumasoni Biondi
Other post(s)	President of the Pontifical Commission for Biblical Studies (1914-32) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (1915-32) Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary (1915–1918), Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1918–1932)
Previous post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio (1911-15) Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary (1915-18) Titular Archbishop of Cæsarea (1918)
Orders
Ordination	17 October 1879
Consecration	19 May 1918 by Pope Benedict XV
Created cardinal	27 November 1911 by Pope Pius X
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon (1911-15) Cardinal-Priest (1915-32)
Personal details
Born	Willem Marinus van Rossum 3 September 1854 Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Died	30 August 1932(1932-08-30) (aged 77) Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Parents	Jan van Rossum Hendrika Veldwillems
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date 17 October 1870 Place Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands Cardinalate Elevated by Pope Pius X Date 1911
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Willem Marinus van Rossum as principal consecrator Pietro Pisani 21 December 1919 Mario Giardini 8 December 1921 Bernard Gijlswijk 2 December 1922 Alexis Lépicier 29 May 1924 Edward Mooney 31 January 1926 Giovanni Battista della Pietra 19 March 1927 Paschal Charles Robinson 24 May 1927 Giovanni Battista Dellepiane 30 November 1929 Olaf Offerdahl 6 April 1930 Carlo Salotti 6 July 1930 Leo Peter Kierkels 26 April 1931

Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. (3 September 1854 – 30 August 1932) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was made a cardinal in 1911, led the Apostolic Penitentiary from 1915 to 1918, and served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith from 1918 until his death.