Archbishop Alberto Vassallo-Torregrossa †

Deceased

Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

Titular Archbishop of Hemesa

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Dec 1865		Born	San Cataldo
22 Sep 1888	22.7	Ordained Priest	Priest
25 Nov 1913	47.9	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
3 Dec 1913	47.9	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Hemesa
18 Jan 1914	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Archbishop of Hemesa
2 May 1916	50.3	Appointed	Apostolic Internuncio to Argentina
6 Aug 1920	54.6	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
1925	59.0	Appointed	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
31 May 1934	68.4	Retired	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
7 Sep 1959	93.7	Died	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

a priest for 71.0 years
a bishop for 45.6 years

Principal Consecrator:
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Alberto Vassallo-Torregrossa † (1914)
Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val y Zulueta † (1900)
Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro † (1882)
Edward Henry Cardinal Howard † (1872)
Carlo Cardinal Sacconi † (1851)
Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni † (1822)
Pietro Francesco Cardinal Galeffi † (1819)
Alessandro Cardinal Mattei † (1777)
Bernardino Cardinal Giraud † (1767)
Pope Carlo della Torre Rezzonico † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Juan Francisco Aragone †
Bishop Tomás Gregorio Camacho †
Bishop José Marcos Semeria †
Bishop Miguel de Andrea †
Bishop Luigi Cammarata †

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