Francesco Salesio Della Volpe

Previous post(s)OrdersOrdination21 December 1867Created cardinal19 June 1899 (in pectore)
15 April 1901 (revealed)
by Pope Leo XIIIRankCardinal-DeaconPersonal detailsBorn
24 December 1844
Died5 November 1916(1916-11-05) (aged 71)
Rome, Kingdom of ItalyBuriedCampo VeranoParentsIgnazio Della Volpe
Ortensia MazzolaniAlma materPontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare
Pontifical Academy of Ecclesiastical NoblesCoat of arms

Francesco Salesio Della Volpe (24 December 1844 in Ravenna, Italy - 5 November 1916 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.^[1]

He held the position of secretary of the Congregation of Indulgences and Relics and prefect of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. Created cardinal in pectore in 1899,^[2] he was named published in consistory of 1901. He was prefect of the Vatican Archives from 1908 and prefect of the Congregation of the Index from January 1911.^[3] As protodeacon, he announced the election of cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa to the papacy at the end of the conclave of 1914; he crowned the new pope on September 6, 1914.^[3]

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
• Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Segna	Archivist of the Holy Roman Church 26 October 1908 - 26 January 1911	Succeeded by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Preceded by Francesco Segna	Cardinal Protodeacon 1911–1916	Succeeded by Gaetano Bisleti