Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla
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Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla (6 April 1840 - 29 May 1895) was a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church. He was elevated in 1891.
Ruffo-Scilla was born in Palermo
, Sicily
. He was the son of Fulco Ruffo, 9th prince of Scilla, and Eleonora Galletti.
in theology
on 3 September 1860. He was ordained a priest of 20 September 1892 in Rome. He continued his studies, receiving a licentiate in utroque iure (both civil and canon law
) on 15 July 1864. He was appointed a Domestic prelate of His Holiness
on 13 March 1868 by Pope Pius IX
. He was advanced to the level of Protonotary apostolic ad instar participantium
on 26 March 1873.
. He was consecrated on 6 January 1878. He was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, on 21 June 1881. He was transferred to the titular see
of Petra and appointed nuncio
to the Kingdom of Bavaria
on 23 May 1887.
]. He was appointed as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
, succeeding Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro on 18 May 1894, holding the post until 18 March 1895. He died at the age of 55 on 29 May 1895.
Ruffo-Scilla was born in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. He was the son of Fulco Ruffo, 9th prince of Scilla, and Eleonora Galletti.
Early life
He was educated at the Roman Seminary where he received a licentiateLicentiate
Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a licence. The term may derive from the Latin licentia docendi, meaning permission to teach. The term may also derive from the Latin licentia ad practicandum, which signified someone who held a certificate of competence to...
in theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
on 3 September 1860. He was ordained a priest of 20 September 1892 in Rome. He continued his studies, receiving a licentiate in utroque iure (both civil and canon law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
) on 15 July 1864. He was appointed a Domestic prelate of His Holiness
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
on 13 March 1868 by Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
. He was advanced to the level of Protonotary apostolic ad instar participantium
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
on 26 March 1873.
Episcopate
He was appointed as archbishop of Chieti-VastoRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto received that name in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526.-History:...
. He was consecrated on 6 January 1878. He was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne, on 21 June 1881. He was transferred to the titular see
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
of Petra and appointed nuncio
Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria
The Apostolic Nunciature to Bavaria was an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative was called the Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria, a state – consecutively during the nunciature's existence – of the Holy Roman Empire,...
to the Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
on 23 May 1887.
Cardinalate
He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina in the consistory of 14 December 1891 by Pope Leo XIIIPope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
]. He was appointed as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals
The Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals was the treasurer of that body.He administered all property, fees, funds and revenue belonging to the College of Cardinals, celebrated the requiem Mass for a deceased cardinal and was charged with the registry of the Acta Consistoralia.It is...
, succeeding Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro on 18 May 1894, holding the post until 18 March 1895. He died at the age of 55 on 29 May 1895.