Pietro La Fontaine

History
Ordination history of; Pietro La Fontaine
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Giovanni Battista Paolucci
Date	22 December 1883
Place	Viterbo Cathedral, Kingdom of Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pietro Respighi
Co-consecrators	Antonio Maria Grasselli & Raffaele Virili
Date	23 December 1906
Place	Collegio Capranica, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XV
Date	4 December 1916
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Pietro La Fontaine as principal consecrator
Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini	24 August 1921
Isidoro Sain	8 August 1926
Giovanni Costantini	5 May 1929
Giovanni Jeremich	25 July 1929
Mario Vianello	10 May 1931
Pietro Tagliapietra	1 May 1932

Styles of
**Pietro La Fontaine**
Styles of; Pietro La Fontaine
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Servant of God

Pietro La Fontaine
Servant of God; Pietro La Fontaine
Cardinal, Patriarch of Venice
	La Fontaine in 1922
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Venice
Metropolis	Venice
See	Venice
Appointed	5 March 1915
Term ended	9 July 1935
Predecessor	Aristide Cavallari
Successor	Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli (1921–35)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1906–10); Vicar of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran (1908–09); Apostolic Administrator of San Marco e Brisignano (1909–10); Secretary of the Congregation of Rites (1910–15); Titular Bishop of Carystus (1910–15); Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo (1916–21);
Orders
Ordination	22 December 1883; by Giovanni Battista Paolucci
Consecration	23 December 1906; by Pietro Respighi
Created cardinal	4 December 1916; by Pope Benedict XV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Pietro La Fontaine; 29 November 1860; Viterbo, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy
Died	9 July 1935 (aged 74); Fietta del Grappa, Treviso, Italy
Coat of arms

Pietro La Fontaine (29 November 1860 – 9 July 1935) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Patriarch of Venice from 1915 until his death. He was also a member of the Roman Curia and held several other positions prior to his elevation to the cardinalate and patriarchate. La Fontaine remained a simple pastor at heart and was known for his gentleness and his welcoming nature as both a bishop and patriarch. He was supportive of some aspects of fascism but came to oppose it when he saw it was becoming a totalitarian regime. La Fontaine was viewed as "papabile" in the 1922 papal conclave that elected Pope Pius XI and was a serious contender for the papal see, having garnered a great deal of votes until Cardinal Ratti's selection on the fourteenth ballot.

His cause of canonization commenced over three decades after his death and he has been titled as a Servant of God.