Carlo Minoretti

Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti (17 September 1861 – 13 March 1938) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Genoa.

His Eminence Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti
Archbishop of Genoa
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Genoa
See	Genoa
Appointed	16 January 1925
Installed	22 April 1925
Term ended	13 March 1938
Predecessor	Francesco Sidoli
Successor	Pietro Boetto
Other post	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1929-38)
Previous posts	Bishop of Crema (1915-25) Apostolic Administrator of Crema (1925-26)
Orders
Ordination	22 December 1883 by Luigi Nazari di Calabiana
Consecration	16 January 1916 by Andrea Carlo Ferrari
Created cardinal	16 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI
Personal details
Born	Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti (1861-09-17)17 September 1861 Cogliate, Kingdom of Italy
Died	13 March 1938(1938-03-13) (aged 76) Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Motto	Per Jesum ad Mariam
Coat of arms

Early life and education

Carlo Minoretti was born in Cogliate, Lombardy. He was educated at the Seminary of Milan. Ordained priest in 1884, he served as a faculty member of Seminary of Monza from 1890 until 1907, when he became a faculty member of the Seminary of Milan until 1909. He did pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Milan until 1915.

Episcopate

Pope Benedict XV appointed him Bishop of Crema on 6 December 1915. He was consecrated on 16 January 1916 by Andrea Ferrari, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan. Pope Pius XI promoted him to the metropolitan see of Genoa on 16 January 1925.

Cardinalate

Pope Pius XI created him Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio in the consistory of 16 December 1929. He died in 1938 in Genoa in office.