Gennaro Portanova

Gennaro Portanova
His Eminence; Gennaro Portanova
	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Reggio Calabria
See	Reggio Calabria
Appointed	16 March 1888
Term ended	25 April 1908
Predecessor	Francesco Converti
Successor	Rinaldo Camillo Rousset
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente (1899–1908)
Orders
Ordination	22 May 1869; by Sisto Riario Sforza
Consecration	12 August 1883; by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Created cardinal	19 June 1899; by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Gennaro Portanova
Born	11 October 1845; Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died	25 April 1908 (aged 62); Reggio Calabria, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Reggio Calabria Cathedral
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Rhosus (1883–85); Coadjutor Bishop of Ischia (1883–85); Bishop of Ischia (1885–88); Apostolic Administrator of Bova (1889–95); Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina (1898–99);

Gennaro Portanova (born 11 October 1845 in Naples, Italy, died 25 April 1908 in Reggio Calabria) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and was bishop of Ischia after the large earthquake there, and later archbishop of Reggio Calabria 1888–1908.

He was made a cardinal in 1899 by Pope Leo XIII. He took part in the 1903 conclave which elected Pope Pius X.

References

Bräuer, Martin (2014). Handbuch der Kardinäle: 1846-2012 (in German). Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 1901. ISBN 978-3-11-026947-5.

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