Bartolomeo d'Avanzo

Bartolomeo d'Avanzo
His Eminence; Bartolomeo d'Avanzo
	Bishop of Calvi
	The-then bishop pictured in 1869.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Calvi
See	Calvi
Appointed	13 July 1860
Term ended	20 October 1884
Predecessor	Nicola Sterlini
Successor	Alfonso Maria Giordano
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna (1876–84)
Orders
Ordination	20 September 1834; by Gennaro Pasca
Consecration	28 March 1852; by Costantino Patrizi Naro
Created cardinal	3 April 1876; by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Bartolomeo d'Avanzo
Born	3 July 1811; Avella, Kingdom of Naples
Died	20 October 1884 (aged 73); Avella, Kingdom of Italy
Parents	Bartolomeo d'Avanzo; Caterina Buvelli
Previous post	Bishop of Castellaneta (1851–60)
Alma mater	Royal University of Naples

Bartolomeo D’Avanzo (3 July 1811 – 20 October 1884) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal of the 19th century.

Early life

D'Avanzo was born 3 July 1811 in Avella.[1] He was ordained as a priest on 20 September 1834 and was placed in the service of the Diocese of Nola where he remained until 1851 under Bishop Gennaro Pasca.

Assassination attempt

In 1851 he was ordained Bishop of Castellaneta and served the diocese for 9 years until, in 1860, anticlericalists tried to assassinate him by firing four bullets into his carriage. The first bullet struck the inside of the carriage, the second struck him in the right wrist and the third under his left arm. The fourth bullet, which would likely have been fatal, hit D'Avanzo's pectoral cross and he survived the attempt.[2] Fearing further attack he transferred to the Diocese of Teano-Calvi where he served for a further 16 years. He attended the First Vatican Council (1869–1870).

Cardinalate

In 1876 he was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Pius IX and was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna. He participated in the Papal Conclave of 1878 which elected Pope Leo XIII.[3] Throughout his career he was a strong advocate against Freemasonry and led a number of Church campaigns against the society.

He died on 10 October 1884 in Avella and was buried in the D’Avanzo family tomb.

References

Catholic Hierarchy: Bartolomeo Cardinal D’Avanzo
Diocese of Calvi Teano: Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Bartolomeo D’Avanzo - The Infallible Cardinal
S. Miranda: Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Bartolomeo D’Avanzo

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pietro Lepore	Bishop of Castellaneta 1851–1860	Succeeded by Mariano Positano
Preceded by Nicola Sterlini	Bishop of Teano-Calvi 1860–1884	Succeeded by Alfonso Maria Giordano
Preceded by Alessandro Barnabò	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna 1876–1884	Succeeded by Francis Patrick Moran

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[1] Catholic Hierarchy: Bartolomeo Cardinal D’Avanzo

[2] Diocese of Calvi Teano: Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Bartolomeo D’Avanzo - The Infallible Cardinal

[3] S. Miranda: Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Bartolomeo D’Avanzo