Scipione Tecchi
{{Infobox Christian leader
|type = Cardinal
|image = Kardinal Scippione Tecchi.jpg
|caption = Tecchi pictured in 1906.
|honorific_prefix = His Eminence
|name = Scipione Tecchi
|title = Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Rites
|church = Roman Catholic Church
|appointed = 8 November 1914
|term_end = 7 February 1915
|predecessor = Luigi Tripepi
|successor = Antonio Vico
|other_post = Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica (1914-15)
|ordination = 23 December 1876
|cardinal = 25 May 1914
|created_cardinal_by = Pope Pius X
|rank = Cardinal-Deacon
|birth_name = Scipione Tecchi
|birth_date = 27 June 1854
|birth_place = Rome, Papal States
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1915|02|07|1854|06|27}}
|death_place = Rome, Kingdom of Italy
|buried = Campo Verano
|previous_post = {{unbulleted list|Assessor of the Consistorial Congregation (1908-14)|Secretary of the College of Cardinals (1908-14)}}
|alma_mater = Pontifical Roman Seminary }}
{{Infobox cardinalstyles|
cardinal name=Scipione Tecchi|
dipstyle=His Eminence|
offstyle=Your Eminence|
See=none|}}
Scipione Tecchi J.C.D. S.T.D. (27 June 1854 – 7 February 1915) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Prefect of the Congregation of Rites.
Early life and priesthood
Tecchi was born in Rome, Italy. He was educated at the Pontifical Roman Seminary where he was awarded doctorates in theology and canon law.[https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1914.htm Florida International University, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, biographies page]
He was ordained on 23 December 1876[http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/cardP10-3.htm#623 Gcatholic website, Cardinals created by Pius X] in Rome. After his ordination, he did pastoral work in the diocese of Rome from 1877 until 1908. He also worked as a scriptor of the Apostolic Penitentiary. He was created Privy chamberlain supernumerary on 22 December 1893. He was also beneficiary coadjutor of the chapter of the patriarchal Vatican basilica in 1899 as well as being canon of the patriarchal Lateran basilica. He was raised to the rank of Domestic Prelate on 6 May 1901 and finally Protonotary apostolicon 27 September of that year.
Cardinalate
He was made a cardinal by Pope Pius X Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica in the consistory of 25 May 1914, in which the future Pope Benedict XV was also made a cardinal. Tecchi participated in the conclave of 1914 that elected Benedict XV. He was appointed as Prefect of the Congregation of Rites on 8 November 1914,[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/btecchi.html Catholic Hierarchy website, profile page] holding the post until his death in early 1915. He was buried at the Campo Verano cemetery.
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{start box}}
{{s-rel|ca}}
{{succession box |
before=Sebastiano Martinelli |
title=Prefect of the Congregation of Rites|
after=Antonio Vico |
years=8 November 1914–22 January 1915}}
{{end box}}
{{Subject bar |portal1= Biography |portal2= Catholicism |portal3= Italy}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tecchi, Scipione}}
Category:20th-century Italian cardinals
Category:Members of the Sacred Congregation for Rites