Giorgio Gusmini

Giorgio Gusmini (9 December 1855 – 24 August 1921) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Bologna.

His Eminence Giorgio Gusmini
Archbishop of Bologna
Gusmini circa 1915.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Bologna
See	Bologna
Appointed	8 September 1914
Predecessor	Giacomo della Chiesa
Successor	Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (1915–21)
Orders
Ordination	8 September 1878 by Giulio Lenti
Consecration	16 May 1910 by Giacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi
Created cardinal	6 December 1915 by Pope Benedict XV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Giorgio Gusmini
Born	9 December 1855 Gazzaniga, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia
Died	24 August 1921 (aged 65) Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Foligno (1910–14)
Alma mater	University of Padua Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare

Styles of Giorgio Gusmini
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Bologna

Biography

Giorgio Gusmini was born in Gazzaniga, Italy as the son of Santo Gusmini and Maddalena Cagnoni. His father died when Giorgio was only five years old. He was educated at the local diocesan Seminary of Bergamo, from 1869 until 1875, when he was sent to Rome to study at the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare Rome. On 7 July 1878 he obtained a doctorate in theology.

Priesthood

He was ordained to the priesthood on 8 September 1878. He served as the Professor of letters and philosophy at the Seminary of Bergamo from 1882 until 1888. He was transferred to serve as the Professor of letters, philosophy and history at Collegio San Alessandro, Bergamo, where he stayed until 1890. He also worked in pastoral care in the diocese of Bergamo from 1878 to 1880. He was one of the founders of Società Cattolica Universitaria, now F.U.C.I. He returned to pastoral work in Bergamo from 1888 to 1910. He served as Archpriest and vicar forane in Clusone in 1902. He was created Privy chamberlain supra numerum on 16 December 1901 and was reappointed on 20 October 1903.

Episcopate

Pope Pius X appointed him as bishop of Foligno on 15 April 1910. He was consecrated on 17 May 1910, Bergamo, by Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Bishop of Bergamo. He spent four years in Foligno, until he was promoted to fill the vacancy in the metropolitan see of Bologna that resulted from the elevation of Giacomo della Chiesa to the Papacy.

Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna in the first consistory of the newly elected pope, Benedict XV that was held on 6 December 1915.

He died in 1921 after a long illness. The funeral took place on 25 August in the metropolitan cathedral of Bologna.

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