The Keota news., 1914-09-11
BENEDICT XIV. new POPE
oiAcoNo DELLA csilESA MADE
CARDINAL MAY -, 1914
Arehbishop Of Bologna One Of the
Youngest Members o. the eaersd
College.


Rome. - Cardinal Giacono Della
Chiesa, elected pope by the sacred col
lege on Thursday. Sept. 3. in success
sion to Plus K, who died Aug. 20. was
created . cardinal May 26. 1914. He
II the archbishop Of Bologna, Italy.
He was born ut Pegli, In the diocese
Of Genes, Nov. II, 1854. and was or.
dained . priest Dec. 81. 1878. He
served aS secretary Of the nunciature
In Spain from 1883 to 1887. in which
years he was appointed secretary to
the late Cardinal Rampolla.
He was appointed substitute secre-
tary Of state In 1901. and in 1907 he
was elected to the post OF adviser to
the holy office.
In 1907 he was appointed papal mum
clio Of Madrid, in succession to Mon
signor Rianaldini. but this appoint
ment was cancelled three days later.
This incident had occurred Just before
he was made archbishop Of Bologna.
The choice falls on cardinal OF
italian birth, ~ was expected from
tradition, and also from the disturbed
conditions In Europe.
II was at the age Of twenty-four that
the new pope was ordained In the
priesthood. He soon attracted the at
tention Of Cardinal Rampolla, later
secretary Of state for Pope Leo Kill
When Cardinal Rampona was made
nuncio to Madrid, he took MonsiKnor
Della Chiesa with him ~ secretary OF
nunciature. On Cardinal Rampollas
return to Rome to become secretary
Of state for the vatican. Monsfgnor
Della Chiesa entered the secretartal
of state % one Of the "minutamiti."
or minor OFFICIALS. until 1901. when he
was appointed substitute to the secre-
tariat and also secretary OF the cypher.
Az secretary to the secretary OF
state, Cardinal Della Chiesa was
brought into notable prominence
throughout the Catholic hierarchy. but
his position was not at that time OF
cardinalist rank. On the accession OF
Pope Plus K, Monsignor Della Chiesa
continued in the secretariat until Dec.
16. 1907, when the pope gave him
noted promotion to the position OF
archbishop Of the important see OF
Bologna.
For seven years he administered the
see Of Bologna with notable success.
until in May last, Pope Plus x. named
him among thirtaen members OF the
hierarchy to receive the red hat Arch
bishop Begin Of Quebec was among
the other cardinals named at that
time, the others being prelates OF
Spain, France, Austria, Germany ana
Italy.
The full title Of the now pope in
addition to Benedict XIV. will be pope.
bishop Of Rome, successor OF St.
Peter, supreme pontiff Of the Univer-
sal church. patriarch Of the West, pri-
ma&e Of italy. archbishop and metro
politau Of the Roman province. arch
bishop Of Bologna.
When Monsignor Della Chiesa was
given this position It was declared In
Rome that It was mainly with the OBJ
ject Of combating modern religious
ideas, Bologna being the headquarters
Of the National Democratic league.
whose members advocated what u
known - modernism" in religion.
In January. 1914. while still ct -Bo-
(osna, the present pope issued . pas
toral letter strongly condemning the
tango.
Il has been 174 years since the
time Of the last Pope Benedict.
On his election to the papacy In
1740, Cardinal Prospero Lambsrtini a.
sumsd that title. It IL IN interesting
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