Giovanni Tacci Porcelli


Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Appointed13 June 1921
Term ended30 June 1928
PredecessorJames Gibbons
SuccessorPedro Segura y Sáenz
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Orders
Ordination18 September 1886
Consecration5 May 1895
by Amilcare Malagola
Created cardinal13 June 1921
by Pope Benedict XV
RankCardinal-priest
Personal details
BornGiovanni Tacci Porcelli
(1863-11-12)12 November 1863
Died30 June 1928(1928-06-30) (aged 64)
BuriedCampo Verano cemetery
NationalityItalian
DenominationCatholic (Roman Rite)
ParentsLuigi Tacci & Maria Monti Guarnieri
Styles of
Giovanni Tacci Porcelli
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeNicaea (titular)

Giovanni Tacci Porcelli known as Giovanni Tacci (12 November 1863 – 30 June 1928) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Città della Pieve for twenty years, then a papal ambassador, and finally secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 1922 to 1927. He was made a cardinal in 1921.