Camillo Mazzella (10 February 1833 – 26 March 1900) was an Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal.
His Eminence Camillo Mazzella S.J. | |
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Prefect of the Congregation for Rites | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 15 June 1897 |
Term ended | 26 March 1900 |
Predecessor | Gaetano Aloisi Masella |
Successor | Domenico Ferrata |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1897-1900) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 8 September 1855 by Domenico Carafa della Spina di Traetto |
Consecration | 8 May 1897 by Lucido Maria Parocchi |
Created cardinal | 7 June 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1886-96) Cardinal-Priest (1896-97) Cardinal-Bishop (1897-1900) |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Camillo Mazzella |
Born | 10 February 1833 Vitulano, Benevento, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
Died | 26 March 1900 Rome, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 67)
Buried | Campo Verano |
Parents | Muzio Mazzella Eugenia Marcarelli |
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Biography
Mazzella was born at Vitulano, near Benevento, and died in Rome.
Expelled with his order from Italy, he taught theology at Fourvières (Lyon, France), and at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He was the founder and one of the first professors at Woodstock theological college, Maryland; then he was called to Rome to teach at the Gregorian University, and later became president of the Academy of Saint Thomas.
Mazzella was prefect of the Congregation of the Index, Congregation of Studies, and Congregation of Rites and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
References
- Additional resources
- "Cardinals Mazzella". Woodstock Letters. 1 November 1886.
External links
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Camillo Mazzella". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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