Achille Locatelli

His Eminence

Achille Locatelli
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)
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);
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 (aged 79); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Seminary; Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles

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.

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

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