Carlo Agostini

Carlo Agostini (22 April 1888 – 28 December 1952) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Patriarch of Venice from 1949 until his death, and died shortly after the announcement for his elevation to the cardinalate in 1952.

The Most Reverend

Carlo Agostini
Patriarch of Venice
Photograph by Placido Cortese, 1938
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseVenice
SeeVenice
Appointed5 February 1949
Term ended28 December 1952
PredecessorAdeodato Giovanni Piazza
SuccessorAngelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Orders
Ordination24 September 1910
by Andrea Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin
Consecration10 April 1932
by Andrea Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin
Personal details
Born
Carlo Agostini

22 April 1888
San Martino di Lupari, Kingdom of Italy
Died28 December 1952(1952-12-28) (aged 64)
Venice, Italy
BuriedSaint Mark's Basilica (since 1957)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Padua (1932-49)
Alma materPontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Pontifical Gregorian University
Styles of
Carlo Agostini
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
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