Alessandro Lualdi

Alessandro Lualdi J.C.D. S.T.D. (12 August 1858 – 12 November 1927) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Palermo.

His Eminence Alessandro Lualdi
Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo
Lualdi in 1922.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Palermo
See	Palermo
Appointed	14 November 1904
Term ended	12 November 1927
Predecessor	Michelangelo Celesia
Successor	Luigi Lavitrano
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1907–27)
Previous post(s)	Rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary (1894–1904)
Orders
Ordination	30 October 1880
Consecration	4 December 1904 by Francesco di Paola Cassetta
Created cardinal	15 April 1907 by Pope Pius X
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Alessandro Lualdi 12 August 1858 Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Died	12 November 1927(1927-11-12) (aged 69) Palermo, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Palermo Cathedral
Alma mater	Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Coat of arms

Styles of Alessandro Lualdi
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Palermo

Biography

Lualdi was born in Milan, Italy. He entered the Seminary of Milan and carried on further studies at the Theological Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he earned doctorates in theology, philosophy and canon law. 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 on 14 September 1899.

Episcopate

Pope Pius X appointed him Archbishop of Palermo on 14 November 1904.^[1] He was made Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio in the consistory of 15 April 1907. He took part in the conclaves of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV and 1922 that elected Pope Pius XI.

He died in 1927 and is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Palermo. The following inscription marks his grave:^[2] ALEXANDRO PRESB. CARD. LVALDI HIC IN PACE CHRISTI QUIESCITALEXANDRO CAR. ARCHIEP. LVALDIQUI D. URBIS PATRONAEENIXE CULTUM PROVEXITPRUDENTIA CARITATE TH. DISCIPLINISPRAESTITITPANORMITANA DIOCESISAN. REP. SAL. MCXXXVII