Celso Costantini
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His Eminence Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini |
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| Apostolic Chancellor | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 22 May 1954 |
| Term ended | 17 October 1958 |
| Predecessor | Tommaso Pio Boggiani |
| Successor | Santiago Luis Copello |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso (1958) |
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| Ordination | 26 December 1899 |
| Consecration | 24 August 1921 by Pietro La Fontaine |
| Created Cardinal | 12 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini |
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3 April 1876 Castions di Zoppola, Pordenone, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 17 October 1958 (aged 82) Rome, Italy |
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| Motto | In hoc signo ("In this sign") |
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Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (3 April 1876 – 17 October 1958) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Apostolic Chancellor from 1954 until his death; Pope Pius XII elevated him into the cardinalate in 1953. Costantini also - on 4 January 1927 - established the Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord that operates in Taiwan while he acted as a delegate to China.
He died during the sede vacante period following the death of Pius XII and thus died before the next conclave.
His possible cause for sainthood is now under investigation and must receive the approval of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints so that the cause can commence and grant him the title Servant of God.
Born in Castions di Zoppola, Celso Costantini studied in Rome, where he obtained his doctorates in philosophy and theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on 26 December 1899, and then did pastoral work until 1914 in Concordia, where he was also elected as capitular vicar. During World War I, Costantini was a military chaplain in the Italian Army. He served as Concordia's vicar general from 1919 to 1920, when he was made Apostolic Administrator of Fiume on 10 May.
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