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As secretary to the secretary oi
state Cardinal Della Chiesa waa
drought into notable prominence
throu ghout the Catholic hierarchy BY
his position was not at that time Of
cardinalist rank. On the accession
of Pope Piusc X Monsignor Della
Chiesa continued in the secretariat
until December 1S, 1907. when the
pope gave him noted. promotion to
the position OF Archbishop Of the Inn
perial See of Bologna.
For several years he administered
the see of Bologna with notable sue
cess, until In May last Pope. Plus X.
named him among thirteen members
of the hierarchy to received the red
hat. Archbishop Begin Of Quebec
was among the othe cardinals
named at that time, the others be-
ing prelates of Spain, France, Aus
tria. Germany and Italy.
who was today elected Pope by the
Sacred College in succession to Plus
X. who died Aug. 20. was created a
cardinal May 25.. 1914. He is the
archbishop Of Bologna. Italy.
| He was born at Pegli. in the do
cese OF Genes November 81. 1854,
and was ordained priest December
81. 1878. He served as secretary Of
the Nunciatuore in Spain from 1888
TO 1887, in which year he was ap-
pointed secretary to the late Cardin-
al Ram2holla. ~
| He was appointed substitute sec
retary of state in 1907. He was
elected to the post of advisor to the
Holy office in 1907. He was ap-
pointed papal nuncio Of Madrid in
succession to Monsiznor Rianald
but this appointment was cancelled
three days later. This incident had
occurred Just before he was made
arch bishop OF Bologna
Rome. Sept. THE full member
ship of the Sacred College Of Car
dinals which elects the Pope is more
International in its representation
THAN at any time in the history Of the
Church.
With the creation OF thirteen now
cardinals last May, Pope Plus X.
brought the college up to Sc. only
four less than the maximum number
allowed under the laws Of the church
and three more than participated in
his own election in 1908. when there
was record attendance of 63 car
dinals.
While the Sacred College is not q
Representative body In strict sense
of the word. this year nearly all the
countries are represented in It:
South America the United States,
Canada. England. ireland, Holland.
Belgium. Portugal, Germany. Aust
ria. Hungary, Italy. France and
spain-fourteen nations in all. The
Orient has no cardinal. neither has
Russia, Africa, Australasia or Swift
zerland.
! While the world has been led to
expect that the traditions of the
Catholic church will be maintained
by the. elevation of an Italian and
not foreigner to the Papacy, the
fact has been generally overlooked
+. that. a large number OF the present
italian princes of the church, from
among whom the Pope is said to he
most likely to be chosen. might lay
claim to being cosmopolitan.
Cardinal serafino vannutelli. dean
Of the Sacred College, spent almost
a quarter of n century in Mexico.
Munich. Central and South America.
Belgium and Vienna; his brother.
Cardinal Vincent vannutelli. passed
over twenty years in Holland. Bel
eium. Constantinople and Lisbon; !;
Cardinal Aligardi spent three years
lin India and four in Vienna: Car
dinal di Pietro was for ten years in
the Argentine, Brazil. Munich. and
Madrid: Cardinal Gotti lived, for
three years in Brazil; Cardinal Fer
rata has filled diplomatic offices in
lswitzerland., Belgium and France:
cardinal Martinelli was second Apos-
tolic delegate to the United States:
cardinal Falconic was the third. and
became a naturalized American citi-
zens and Cardinals Rinaldini. 1.o-
renzelli. Gasparri. yico. Belmonte,
and Serafini all had years Of exper-
ience outside of Italy. The only car
dinals in curia, that is. attached to
the head of the church in Rome. who
have not spent part Of their lives
abroad. are Cardinals De Lai. Cas-
setta, Della Volpe. Cagiano. Bisletf
Pompili. Giustini, Lega and Tecchi
all of whom have passed their lives
in various offices in the Roman Cur
ia. --. ..s..l
With all sc members Of the col
lege present at the conclave II
would require "A votes to elect. The
rule is that an election does not take
place until the candidate has received
two-thirds of all the votes cast With
the Italians holding the majority
land xvtfh cnrro NJ tho fArof en- Ao1n.