Aristide Cavallari was a Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...

 of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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 who served as Patriarch of Venice

Patriarch of Venice

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Aristide Cavallari was born in Chioggia

Chioggia

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, Italy

Italy

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. He was educated at the Seminary

Seminary

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 of Chioggia, where he studied for the three years of theology

Theology

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. His family moved to Venice

Venice

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, where he continued his studies at the Patriarchal Seminary

Seminary

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 of Venice.

Priesthood

He was ordained to the priesthood on 27 September 1872 by Cardinal Giuseppe Luigi Trevisanato, then Patriarch

Patriarch

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 of Venice. After his ordination he did pastoral work in Venice, and also worked in the offices of the patriarchal curia

Curia

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Episcopate

Pope Pius X

Pope Pius X

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, Patriarch of Venice until his election as Pope, soon appointed Cavallari titular bishop

Titular bishop

A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...

 of Philadelphia

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, and auxiliary bishop

Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...

 of Venice on August 22, 1903 and had him consecrated the next day in Rome

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 by Cardinal Francesco Satolli

Francesco Satolli

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. While the search for a new Patriarch was ongoing, Cavallari was named vicar general

Vicar general

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 of Venice in January 1904. He exercised these offices until he himself was promoted to the patriarchal see of Venice on 15 April 1904 to fill the vacancy left by the election of Pius X.

Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Cosmedin

Santa Maria in Cosmedin

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(deaconry elevated pro hac vice

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 to title) in the consistory

Consistory

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 of April 15, 1907. He participated in the conclave of 1914

Papal conclave, 1914

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 that elected Pope Benedict XV

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. He died shortly after this in November 1914. His remains were transferred to the Patriarchal Cathedral of Venice in November 1957.