Gennaro Portanova
- Titular Bishop of Rhosus (1883–85)
- Coadjutor Bishop of Ischia (1883–85)
- Bishop of Ischia (1885–88)
- Apostolic Administrator of Bova (1889–95)
- Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina (1898–99)
by Sisto Riario Sforza
by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
by Pope Leo XIII
Gennaro Portanova
11 October 1845
Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Reggio Calabria, Kingdom of Italy
Gennaro Portanova (born 11 October 1845 in Naples, Italy, died 25 April 1908 in Reggio Calabria) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church;[1] he was also a professor of theology at the Naples Seminary (1877-83), bishop of Ischia (1883-88), after the large earthquake there, and later archbishop of Reggio Calabria 1888-1908.
He was made a cardinal in 1899 by Pope Leo XIII.[2] During this time he was Protector of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate.[1] He took part in the 1903 conclave which elected Pope Pius X.[3]
Publications
Errors and delusions of Darwinism (1872)[4]
References
- ^ a b Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary, Pope Leo XIII, Consistory of June 19, 1899
- ^ Google Books website, Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary, by Harris M Lentz III, page 148
- ^ California State University Northridge website, Sede Vacante 1903
- ^ ABE Books website, Errori e delirii del darwinismo per Gennaro Portanova
Sources
- Bräuer, Martin (2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 1901. ISBN 978-3-11-026947-5.
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