Gaetano Cicognani

His Eminence

Gaetano Cicognani
His Eminence; Gaetano Cicognani
Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	18 November 1954
Term ended	14 November 1959
Predecessor	Vincenzo Macchi
Successor	Dino Staffa
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1959–1962)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Internuncio to Bolivia (1925–1928); Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1925–1953); Apostolic Nuncio to Peru (1928–1936); Apostolic Nuncio to Austria (1936–1938); Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1938–1953); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Spain (1953); Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia (1953–1959); Prefect of the Congregation of Rites (1953–1954);
Orders
Ordination	24 September 1904; by Gioachino Cantagalli
Consecration	1 February 1925; by Pietro Gasparri
Created cardinal	12 January 1953; by Pope Pius XII
Rank	Cardinal-priest (1953–1959); Cardinal-bishop (1959–1962)
Personal details
Born	Gaetano Cicognani; 26 November 1881; Brisighella, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 February 1962 (aged 80); Rome, Italy
Alma mater	Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare; Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy;
Motto	Vigilat nec fatiscit
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Gaetano Cicognani (26 November 1881 – 5 February 1962) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Apostolic Signatura from 1954 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. To date, he and his brother, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, are the last pair of brothers to serve simultaneously in the College of Cardinals.