Alessandro Lualdi J.C.D.

Doctor of Canon Law

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 S.T.D.

Doctor of Sacred Theology

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 (12 August 1858 - 12 November 1927) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal who served as Archbishop of Palermo

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo

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Lualdi was born in Milan

Milan

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, Italy

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. He entered the Seminary

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 of Milan and carried on further studies at the Theological Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome

Rome

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 where he earned doctorate

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s in theology

Theology

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, philosophy

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 and canon law

Canon law

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. He was ordained in 1880. After his ordination, he worked in the Archdiocese of Milan doing pastoral work from 1884 until 1890. He later served as a Faculty member of the Seminary of Milan until 1894. He was created Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness

Monsignor

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 on 14 September 1899.

Episcopate

Pope Pius X

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 appointed him Archbishop

Archbishop

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 of Palermo

Palermo

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 on 14 November 1904. He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio in the consistory

Consistory

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 of 15 April 1907. He took part in the conclave

Papal conclave

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s of 1914

Papal conclave, 1914

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 that elected Pope Benedict XV

Pope Benedict XV

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 and 1922

Papal conclave, 1922

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 that elected Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

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He died in 1927 and is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Palermo.