Enrico Sibilia was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal and former Nuncio to Austria.

He was born in Anagni

Anagni

Anagni is an ancient town and comune in Latium, central Italy, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical center in Ciociaria.-Geography:...

. After entering the Seminary of Anagni and completing his basic studies he entered the Pontifical Roman Seminary

Pontifical Roman Seminary

The Pontifical Roman Seminary is a seminary in Rome, Italy located at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.Its teachings are based on the Roman Pontifical.-History:...

 where from 1878 until 1890 he studied for and received doctorate

Doctorate

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s in philosophy

Philosophy

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, theology

Theology

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 and a doctorate utroque iuris (in both canon

Canon law

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 and civil law

Law

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).

Early Priesthood

He was ordained on 8 March 1884 by his uncle Biagio Sibilia, Bishop

Bishop

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 of Segni. He was appointed Honorary canon

Canon (priest)

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 of the cathedral chapter of Anagni. He entered the diplomatic service

Diplomatic service

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 of the Holy See

Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

 in April 1890 and served as an Auditor of the nunciature in Colombia

Colombia

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 from 1890 to 1895 and was later promoted to chargé d'affaires

Chargé d'affaires

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 serving in that role until 1898. He was created Honorary chamberlain of His Holiness

Monsignor

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 on 21 December 1894. He returned to diplomatic work as an Auditor of the nunciature in Brazil

Brazil

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 from August 1898 to July 1901. He was transferred to the nunciature in Belgium

Belgium

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 until 1902 and again to Spain

Spain

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 until 1908.

Episcopate

Pope Pius X

Pope Pius X

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 appointed him titular

Titular see

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 Archbishop of Side on 30 July 1908. He was appointed as internuncio to Chile

Chile

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 when the apostolic delegation was elevated to that rank in 1908. He was consecrated, October 11, 1908 by Rafael Merry del Val, Cardinal Secretary of State

Cardinal Secretary of State

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. He returned to Rome in April 1914. He was appointed Assistant at the Pontifical Throne

Assistant at the Pontifical Throne

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 that same year. He was a Vicar of Vincenzo Vannutelli. He served as Nuncio

Nuncio

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 in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 since he was appointed there on December 16, 1922.

Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova

Santa Maria Nuova

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 in the consistory

Consistory

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 of December 16, 1935 by Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

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. He received the red biretta

Biretta

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 from the president of Austria on 21 December 1935; and received the red hat from the Pope

Pope

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 in 1936. He took part in the conclave of 1939

Papal conclave, 1939

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 that elected Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

The Venerable Pope Pius XII , born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli , reigned as Pope, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City State, from 2 March 1939 until his death in 1958....

. He was elected to the order of Cardinal-Bishops and suburbicarian see of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, December 11, 1939. He died in 1948 at the age of 87 and is buried in Anagni.