Domenico Serafini

His Eminence

Domenico Serafini

O.S.B. Subl.
His Eminence; Domenico Serafini; O.S.B. Subl.
Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	24 March 1916
Term ended	5 March 1918
Predecessor	Girolamo Maria Gotti
Successor	Wilhelmus Marinus van Rossum
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia (1914–18)
Previous post(s)	Abbot Ordinary of Subiaco (1896–1900); President of the Subiaco Benedictine Congregation (1896–1900); Archbishop of Spoleto (1900–12); Apostolic Delegate to Mexico (1904–12); Assessor of the Congregation of the Holy Office (1911–14); Titular Archbishop of Seleucia Pieria (1912–14); Prefect of the Congregation of Religious (1916); Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of the Propagation for the Faith (1916);
Orders
Ordination	21 October 1877
Consecration	6 May 1900; by Serafino Vannutelli
Created cardinal	25 May 1914; by Pope Pius X
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Domenico Serafini; 3 August 1852; Rome, Papal States
Died	5 March 1918 (aged 65); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano (1918–19); Monasterio di San Benedetto di Subiaco
Parents	Luigi Serafini; Costanza di Pietro
Alma mater	Collegio Romano; Pontifical Gregorian University

Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. Subl. (3 August 1852 – 5 March 1918) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in various pastoral, diplomatic, and curial posts, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1914.