Pietro Gasparri


Pietro Gasparri

Cardinal Secretary of State
Pietro Gasparri
Installed13 October 1914
Term ended7 February 1930
PredecessorDomenico Ferrata
SuccessorEugenio Pacelli
Other postCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1915–1934)
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Orders
Ordination31 March 1877
Consecration6 March 1898
by François-Marie-Benjamin Richard
Created cardinal16 December 1907
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornPietro Gasparri
(1852-05-05)5 May 1852
Died18 November 1934(1934-11-18) (aged 82)
BuriedUssita
NationalityItalian
DenominationCatholicism
ParentsBernardino Gasparri and Giovanna Sili
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Pietro Gasparri GCTE (5 May 1852 – 18 November 1934) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as a diplomat and politician in the Roman Curia, including as the Vatican signatory of the Lateran Treaty. He also served as Cardinal Secretary of State under Popes Benedict XV and Pius XI.