Achille Locatelli

For the Italian painter, see Achille Locatelli (painter).

Achille Locatelli (15 March 1856 in Seregno, Milan, Italy – 5 April 1935 in Rome) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. He worked in papal diplomacy, and among other positions, he was nuntius in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

His Eminence Achille Locatelli
Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	25 May 1923
Term ended	5 April 1935
Predecessor	Giovanni Cagliero
Successor	Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart
Other post(s)	Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1933–35)
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1879
Consecration	27 December 1906 by Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta
Created cardinal	11 December 1922 by Pope Pius XI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Achille Locatelli 15 March 1856 Serengo, Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Died	5 April 1935(1935-04-05) (aged 79) Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Internuncio to Argentina (1906–16) Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica (1906–23) Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium (1916–18) Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg (1916–18) Apostolic Internuncio to the Netherlands (1916–18) Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1918–22) Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Portugal (1922–23) Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1929–30)
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Seminary Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles

He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium on 8 July 1916.^[1]

He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal on 18 July 1918.^[2]

He was made cardinal in 1922 by Pope Pius XI.

References

1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. VIII. 1916. p. 301. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. X. 1918. p. 349. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

External links

• Achille Cardinal Locatelli