| Styles of Fernando Cardinal Cento |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Velletri-Segni (suburbicarian see) |
His Most Reverend Eminence Fernando Cardinal Cento (10 August 1883 - 13 January 1973) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary. A style of office, or honorific, is a term which by Tradition or Law precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or Title, or to the The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic Dioceses located in the Suburbs that surround Rome, reserved for the highest order of His Eminence is a historical style of reference for high nobility still in use in various religious contexts Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church.
Fernando Cento was born in Pollenza, Italy. Pollenza is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southwest of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest His parents were Evaristo Cento and his second wife, Ermelinda Andreani. He had a half-sister, Rosa, and a brother, Vincenzo.
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He was educated at the Seminary of Macerata from 1893-1905 where he was taugh philosophy and theology and later at the Pontifical Gregorian University where he was taught canon law. A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students Macerata is a city in Italy, the capital of The province of Macerata in the Marche region Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Pontifical Gregorian University (Pontificia Università Gregoriana (also known as the Gregorianum) is a Pontifical university located in Rome, Italy Canon law is internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches and the Anglican Communion of churches He continued his studies at La Sapienza University, Rome where he obtained a doctorate in letters. Sapienza University of Rome ( Italian Sapienza Università di Roma) is a coeducational autonomous state university in Rome, Italy Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement He received the diaconate on December 17, 1905 in the basilica of the Madonna della Misericordia. Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind but which varies among theological and denominational traditions Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
He was ordained on Saturday 23 December 1905 in Macerata; he had to obtain a dispensation for not having yet reached the canonical age of 23 years required to be ordained a priest. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Macerata is a city in Italy, the capital of The province of Macerata in the Marche region He served as professor of literature at the Seminary of Macerata; and of philosophy at the State Institute of Macerata from 1906-1916. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He demonstrated excellent qualities as a preacher in several Italian dioceses. He was called to the military service when Italy entered the First World War in 1915 and was attached to the Service of Health at the military hospital of Ancona from 1915-1917. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ancona (Ankon is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy, population 101909 (2005 Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He was created Privy chamberlain of His Holiness on 15 November 1917. Monsignor, pl monsignori is the form of address for those members of the Clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain Ecclesiastical Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
He was appointed Bishop of Acireale by Pope Pius XI on 22 July 1922. Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was consecrated on 3 September 1922, by Giovanni Cardinal Tacci Porcelli, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Church, assisted by Domenico Pasi, bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, and by Placido Ferniani, bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Giovanni Cardinal Tacci Porcelli ( November 12, 1863 &mdash June 30, 1928) was an Italian Prelate of the The Congregation for the Oriental Churches ( Congregatio pro Ecclesiis Orientalibus) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for contact with The Diocese of Macerata - Tolentino was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy founded in 1586 from a merger of the Diocese The Italian Catholic diocese of Ruvo, in Apulia, existed to 1986 when it was united into the Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi. He was promoted to titular archbishop of Seleucia Pieria on 24 June 1926 and was appointed nuncio in Venezuela four days later. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuncio is an ecclesiastical Diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin word Nuntius, meaning "envoy Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the He remained in Venezuela until he was transferred to Peru on 26 July 1936. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As well as his duties in Peru he was charged with the affairs of the church in Ecuador, which did not have diplomatic relations with the Holy See for nearly forty years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic He was named nuncio in Ecuador on July 25, 1937, after having successfully negotiated the modus vivendi with the Ecuadorian government, which established the diplomatic relations between both states. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Modus vivendi is a Latin phrase which means an agreement between those who agree to differ ( Agree to disagree) He was the Extraordinary ambassador to the inauguration of President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche of Perú, on 8 December 1939. Manuel Prado y Ugarteche ( April 21, 1889 &ndash August 15, 1967) was a Peruvian banker and Political figure. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. and extraordinary ambassador to the inauguration of Juan Antonio Ríos Morales of Chile on April 2, 1942. Juan Antonio Ríos Morales ( November 10, 1888 - June 27, 1946) was a Chilean Political figure, and President of Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Extraordinary ambassador to the inauguration of President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero of Perú on July 28, 1945. José Luis Bustamante y Rivero ( January 15, 1894 &ndash January 11, 1989) was a lawyer writer politician diplomat President of Peru Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar He remained in Latin America until he was appointed as nuncio to Belgium and Luxemburg on 9 March 1946. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He served as Extraordinary papal envoy to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 2 June 1953 and was Nuncio in Portugal, from 1953. A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a Monarch with regal power specifically involving the placement of a crown upon his or her head and the List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He was created Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eustachio (deaconry elevated pro hac vice to title) by Pope John XXIII in the consistory of December 15, 1958. Sant'Eustachio is a Titular church in Rome, named for Saint Eustace. Pro hac vice, Latin for "for this occasion" or "for this event" (literally "for this turn" is a Legal term usually referring to a Pope John (numberingBlessed Antiquity Originally the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together' just as the Greek syn(hedrion (of which the Biblical Sanhedrin Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was appointed as Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary on 12 February 1962. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He attended the Second Vatican Council that was called by Pope John. The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, or Vatican II, was the twentieth century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. He participated in the conclave of 1963 that elected Pope Paul VI. Issues facing the conclave John XXIII's death left the future of the Second Vatican Council in the balance as the election of an anti-Council pope could have severely Pope He was elected to the order of Cardinal bishop taking the title of the suburbicarian see of Velletri on 23 April 1965. The seven suburbicarian dioceses are Roman Catholic Dioceses located in the Suburbs that surround Rome, reserved for the highest order of Velletri is a Comune in the Province of Rome, on the Alban Hills, in Lazio ( Latium) - Italy Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He resigned his post of Major Penitentiary in 1967. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. He lost the right to participate any future conclaves by being older than eighty years in 1 January 1971. A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals to elect the Pope (or Bishop of Rome) who is considered by Catholics to be the Successor New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
He died in 1973, at 4 a. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. m. , Rome. On that same day, Pope Paul visited the chapel where the body of the cardinal was exposed. The funeral mass, celebrated by Luigi Punzolo, titular archbishop of Sebastea, apostolic administrator of Velletri, took place in the patriarchal Vatican basilica on January 16 at 10:30 a. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. m. Luigi Cardinal Traglia represented the pope in the final commendation. Luigi Cardinal Traglia ( April 3, 1895 &mdash November 22, 1977) was an Italian Prelate of the Roman Catholic A large number of cardinals, archbishops and bishops of the Roman Curia, as well as from Macerata, Pollenza and Acireale, attended the funeral. The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope A funeral mass in the cathedral of Macerata was presided by Bishop Ersilio Tonini, bishop of Macerata, and concelebrated by 100 priests and numerous bishops. Ersilio Tonini (born July 20, 1914) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. The funeral in Pollenza was a demonstration of the esteem of its population for the late cardinal. His mortal remains were buried in the parish church of S. Antonio, Pollenza, where he had celebrated his first mass.
| Preceded by Arcadio Larraona Saralegui |
Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary 12 February 1962–7 April 1967 |
Succeeded by Giuseppe Ferretto |
| Preceded by Clemente Micara |
Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni 23 April 1965–13 January 1973 |
Succeeded by Ildebrando Antoniutti |