Deceased Cardinals

a.d. 1950 – 1959

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Cardinals (29)
1950.08.02ItalyCardinal Luigi Lavitrano († 76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite (1929.12.19 – 1950.08.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Palermo (Italy) (1928.09.29 – 1944.12)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Religious (1945.05.14 – 1950.08.02)

1950.12.21GermanyCardinal Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agata de’ Goti pro hac vice Title (1946.02.22 – 1950.12.21)

Bishop of Berlin (Germany) (1935.07.05 – 1950.12.21)

1951.01.13ItalyCardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani († 79)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1948.02.16 – 1951.01.13)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1936.06.15 – 1951.01.13)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies (1948.02.16 – 1951.01.13)

President of Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology (1931 – 1951.01.13)

Archpriest of Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (1931.05.26 – 1951.01.13)

Vicar General for the Vicariate of Rome of Roma (Italy) (1931.02.09 – 1951.01.13)

Secretary of Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (1939.04.30 – 1951.01.13)

1951.05.31USACardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty († 85)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1921.03.10 – 1951.05.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia (USA) (1918.05.01 – 1951.05.31)

1951.07.21PolandCardinal Adam Stefan Stanisław Bonfatiusz Józef Sapieha († 84)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova (1946.02.22 – 1951.07.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków (Poland) (1925.10.28 – 1951.07.21)

1952.03.13ItalyCardinal Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1923.05.25 – 1952.03.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bologna (Italy) (1921.11.21 – 1952.03.13)

1952.05.11ItalyCardinal Alessio Ascalesi, C.PP.S. († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Callisto (1916.12.07 – 1952.05.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Napoli (Italy) (1924.03.07 – 1952.05.11)

1952.06.12GermanyCardinal Michael von Faulhaber († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1921.03.10 – 1952.06.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of München und Freising (Germany) ([1917.07.24] 1917.07.24 – 1952.06.12)

1954.03.06ItalyCardinal Massimo Massimi († 76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1946.02.18 – 1954.03.06)

President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law (1939.03.14 – 1954.03.06)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1946.05.29 – 1954.03.06)

1954.08.30ItalyBlessed Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. Cas. († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1929.07.18 – 1954.08.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Milano (Italy) (1929.06.26 – 1954.08.30)

1954.10.04ItalyCardinal Francesco Borgongini Duca († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella (1953.01.15 – 1954.10.04)

Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto (1934.03.25 – 1954.10.04?)

Pontifical Administrator of the Patriarchal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls (1933.04.01 – 1954.10.04?)

1954.10.21ItalyCardinal Domenico Jorio († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine pro hac vice Title (1946.02.18 – 1954.10.21)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Sacramental Discipline (1935.12.20 – 1954.10.21)

1954.11.10ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Bruno († 79)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eustachio (1946.02.22 – 1954.11.10)

President of Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law (1954.03.20 – 1954.11.10)

Prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (1954.03.20 – 1954.11.10)

1954.11.27PeruCardinal Juan Gualberto Guevara († 72)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio (1946.02.28 – 1954.11.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1945.12.16 – 1954.11.27)

1955.09.08NetherlandsCardinal Jan de Jong († 69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Clemente (1946.10.12 – 1955.09.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1936.02.06 – 1955.09.08)

1955.10.09AustriaCardinal Theodor Innitzer († 79)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Crisogono (1933.03.16 – 1955.10.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria) (1932.09.19 – 1955.10.09)

1956.08.20EnglandCardinal Bernard William Griffin († 57)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1946.02.22 – 1956.08.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Westminster (England) (1943.12.18 – 1956.08.20)

1956.11.05FranceCardinal Jules-Géraud Saliège († 86)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1946.05.17 – 1956.11.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toulouse (France) (1928.12.17 – 1956.11.05)

1957.04.08SpainCardinal Pedro Segura y Sáenz († 76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1929.10.28 – 1957.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sevilla (Spain) (1937.09.14 – 1957.04.08)

1957.08.23ItalyCardinal Giovanni Mercati († 90)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro (1936.06.18 – 1957.08.23)

Librarian of Vatican Apostolic Library (1936.06.18 – 1957.08.23)

Archivist of Vatican Secret Archives (1936.06.18 – 1957.08.23)

1957.11.30ItalyCardinal Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. († 73)

Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (1949.03.14 – 1957.11.30)

Secretary of Sacred Consistorial Congregation (1948.10.01 – 1957.11.30)

1958.03.29ItalyCardinal Alessandro Verde († 93)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin pro hac vice Title (1935.12.16 – 1958.03.29)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (1939.10.11 – 1958.03.29)

1958.05.26USACardinal Samuel Alphonse Stritch († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura (1946.02.22 – 1958.05.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Chicago (USA) (1939.12.27 – 1958.03.01)

Pro-Prefect of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1958.03.01 – 1958.05.26)

1958.10.17ItalyCardinal Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (剛恆毅) († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1958.06.09 – 1958.10.17)

Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1954.05.22 – 1958.10.17)

1958.10.25USACardinal Edward Aloysius Mooney († 76)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1946.02.22 – 1958.10.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1937.05.26 – 1958.10.25)

1958.12.04ChileCardinal José María Caro Rodríguez († 92)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala pro hac vice Title (1946.05.17 – 1958.12.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago (Chile) (1939.08.28 – 1958.12.04)

1959.05.05FranceCardinal Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente († 87)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme (1953.01.15 – 1959.05.05)

Archbishop-Bishop of Le Mans (France) (1943.03 – 1959.05.05)

1959.05.07ColombiaCardinal Crisanto Luque Sánchez († 70)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e Damiano pro hac vice Title (1953.01.15 – 1959.05.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia) (1950.07.14 – 1959.05.07)

Military Vicar of Colombia (Colombia) (1950.07.14 – 1959.05.07)

1959.11.02ItalyCardinal Federico Tedeschini († 86)

Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1951.04.28 – 1959.11.02)

Datary of His Holiness of Apostolic Dataria (1938.02.25 – 1959.11.02)

Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Peter (1939.03.14 – 1959.11.02)

See Also

Cardinals by Consistory

Cardinals by Name

Cardinals by Religious Order

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