Basilio Pompili | |
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| Vicar General of Rome | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 7 April 1913 |
| Term ended | 5 May 1931 |
| Predecessor | Pietro Respighi |
| Successor | Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani |
| Other posts | |
| Previous posts | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 December 1885 |
| Consecration | 11 May 1913 by Antonio Agliardi |
| Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 byPope Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-deacon (1911–1914) Cardinal-priest (1914–1917) Cardinal-bishop (1917–1931) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Basilio Pompili 16 April 1858 |
| Died | 5 May 1931(1931-05-05) (aged 73) |
| Buried | Campo Verano (1931–33) Spoleto Cathedral |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Seminary |
| Coat of arms |  |
Basilio Pompili (16 April 1858 – 5 May 1931) was anItalian Catholic prelate who served asVicar General of Rome from 1913 until his death. He was elevated to thecardinalate in 1911.
Basilio Pompili was born inSpoleto, and studied at thePontifical Roman Seminary before beingordained to thepriesthood on 5 December 1886. He then didpastoral work inRome from 1888 to 1904. During that time, Pompili was madeauditor of theSacred Congregation of the Council in 1891, an official in theApostolic Penitentiary in 1896, andprelate adjunct of the Congregation of the Council on 16 March 1898. He was raised to the rank of aprotonotary apostolic on 18 December 1899, and was named auditor of theRoman Rota on 18 July 1904. During his time at the Roman Rota, Pompili sat at the sixth trial for theannulment ofPaul Ernest Boniface andAnna Gould.[1]
Pompili later returned to the Congregation of the Council upon becoming itssecretary on 31 January 1908. As secretary, he served as the second-highest official of thatdicastery, successively under CardinalsVincenzo Vannutelli andCasimiro Gennari. Before becoming abishop, Pompili was createdcardinal deacon ofSanta Maria in Domnica byPope Pius X in theconsistory of 27 November 1911. Pius X later named himVicar General of Rome, and thus in charge of the pastoral of theDiocese of Rome, on 7 April 1913.
On 5 May 1913, Pompili was appointedTitular Archbishop of Philippi. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following 11 May from CardinalAntonio Agliardi, with ArchbishopDonato Sbarretti and BishopAmerico Bevilacqua serving asco-consecrators, in thechurch of S. Vincenzo de' Paoli alla Bocca della Verità. In late May 1914, Pompili opted to become acardinal-priest, with the title ofSanta Maria in Aracoeli. He thenparticipated in theconclave of 1914, which electedPope Benedict XV, and was namedarchpriest of theLateran Basilica on 28 October 1914.
The cardinal vicar was elevated to CardinalBishop of Velletri-Segni on 22 March 1917, and was one of thecardinal electors in anotherconclave, thatof 1922, resulting in the election ofPope Pius XI. In 1923, he exchanged visits withFilippo Cremonesi, aroyal commissioner, who served asmayor of Rome from 1922 to 1926.[2] Among other events, Pompili served aspapal legate to the opening (24 December 1924) and closing (24 December 1925) of theholy door at the Lateran Basilica. On 9 July 1930, he was made Vice-dean of theCollege of Cardinals, remaining in that position until his death.
Pompili died in Rome, at age 73. He was initially buried at theCampo Verano cemetery, but his remains were later transferred to theCathedral of his native Spoleto on 18 December 1933.
Pompili's episcopal lineage, orapostolic succession was:[4]
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| Preceded by | Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Council 31 January 1908 – 27 November 1911 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vicar General of Rome 7 April 1913 – 5 May 1931 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals 1919–1920 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by unknown | President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology 1925 – 5 May 1931 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals 9 July 1930 – 5 May 1931 | Succeeded by |
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