Francesco Segna

His Eminence

Francesco Segna
His Eminence; Francesco Segna
Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	13 January 1908
Term ended	4 January 1911
Predecessor	Andreas Steinhuber
Successor	Francesco Salesio Della Volpe
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (1894-1911); Protodeacon (1907-11);
Previous post(s)	Undersecretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1881-88); Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary (1888-91); Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs (1891-93); Assessor of the Commission of Roman and Universal Inquisition (1893-94); Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives (1896-1908);
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1860
Created cardinal	18 May 1894; by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Francesco Segna; 31 August 1836; Poggio Cinolfo, Papal States
Died	4 January 1911 (aged 74); Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano
Parents	Angelo Segna; Faustina Bencivenga
Alma mater	Roman Seminary; La Sapienza

Francesco Segna S.T.D. (31 August 1836 - 4 January 1911) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archivist of the Holy Roman Church.

Francesco Segna was born in Poggio Ginolfo, Italy. He was of a noble and rich family. He was educated at the Jesuit school, Tivoli and later at the Roman Seminary in Rome where he earned a doctorate in theology and at the La Sapienza University where he received a doctorate in law.