Domenico Svampa

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Domenico Svampa
Archbishop of Bologna
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBologna
SeeBologna
Appointed21 May 1894
Term ended10 August 1907
PredecessorSerafino Vannutelli
SuccessorGiacomo della Chiesa
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio (1894-1907)
Orders
Ordination4 April 1874
by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Consecration29 June 1887
by Giovanni Simeoni
Created cardinal18 May 1894
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Domenico Svampa

(1851-06-13)13 June 1851
Died10 August 1907(1907-08-10) (aged 56)
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post(s)Bishop of Forlì (1887-94)
Coat of arms

Domenico Svampa (13 June 1851, in Montegranaro, Papal States – 10 August 1907, in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Bologna from 1894 until his death.[1]

He studied in Rome in 1879 and obtained doctorates in theology as well as canon and civil law.[1] He taught these subjects at the seminary of Fermo and the Pontifical Roman Atheaneum S Apollinare.[2][3] He was elected bishop of Forlì on May 23, 1887 and was created cardinal priest in the consistory of May 18, 1894.[1] He was named as Cardinal Priest of S Onofrio.[4]

He participated in the conclave of 1903.[4]

He is buried in Bologna.[1]

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