| His Eminence Gennaro Portanova | |
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| Archbishop of Reggio Calabria | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Reggio Calabria |
| See | Reggio Calabria |
| Appointed | 16 March 1888 |
| Term ended | 25 April 1908 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Converti |
| Successor | Rinaldo Camillo Rousset |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1899–1908) |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 May 1869 by Sisto Riario Sforza |
| Consecration | 12 August 1883 by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta |
| Created cardinal | 19 June 1899 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gennaro Portanova 11 October 1845 Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 25 April 1908(1908-04-25) (aged 62) Reggio Calabria, Kingdom of Italy |
| Buried | Reggio Calabria Cathedral |
Gennaro Portanova (born 11 October 1845 in Naples, Italy, died 25 April 1908 in Reggio Calabria) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church; 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. During this time he was Protector of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate. He took part in the 1903 conclave which elected Pope Pius X.
Publications
Errors and delusions of Darwinism (1872)
References
- ^ 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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