Photos from Ireland

Super-reliable reader Fintan sent some more awesome pics from Ireland.

The first one is of Archbishop McQuaid together with a happy nuncio that I cannot identify:




The next two photos seem to show Cardinal MacRory, if I am not completely mistaken:





No idea who this bishop is. Nice cappa-wrap, though:



Thanks, Fintan! Great photos, as usual!

Everybody else: There's an example to follow...

Two nice photos...

... of Samuel Cardinal Stritch.


Thanks to Ed for pointing out this one.


No idea who the bishop is. Readers...?

Somewhere in France

Federico Cardinal Tedeschini and Bishop Cesbron of Annecy.

Pius XI

Many thanks to reader Rip, who sent in some amazing photos from the 16th anniversary of the coronation of Pope Pius XI. Here is what he has to say:

I came across some photos from the fondo Giordani collections. If you find them interesting, you may be able to publish them..
They were taken during a Pontifical Mass in Capella Sistina on February 12, 1938 in occassion of Pius XI 16th anniversary from his coronation. The Holy Mass was celebrated by Giovanni Battista Cardinal Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy.

Thanks, Rip!

I completely forgot...

Summer-Break!

See you again sometime in August!

God Bless!

Some photos from Spain...

... mostly with unidentified prelates and events.






I recognize Cardinal Segura in this photo












These last two photos...

... are form a Palm-Sunday procession

The Primate of Hungary

Three very small but also very nice photos of Jusztinián Cardinal Serédi, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary from 1927 to 1945. More photos of Cardinal Serédi here in on older posting.

Cardinal Pacelli in Budapest, 1938

He is being welcomed as Papal Legate to the Eucharsitic Congress.

The future Pope

Found this very nice old press-photo of Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli:

Willem Marinus Cardinal van Rossum (1854-1932)

He was ordained a priest in Wittem on October 17, 1879. He then taught Latin and rhetoric in Roermond, and was a professor of dogmatic theology at the Scholasticate of Wittem from 1883 to 1892. He became the Scholasticate's prefect of studies in 1886 and its rector in 1893.

After becoming a member of the Redemptorist community in Rome in 1895, Rossum was named a consultor to the Congregation of the Holy Office on December 25, 1896. He also became a counselor to the Commission for the Codification of Canon Law on April 15, 1904. He served as general consultor of the Redemptorists from 1909 to 1911.



In 1911 Pope Pius X made him Cardinal Deacon of San Cesareo in Palatio, the first Dutch cardinal since the Protestant Reformation. In 1914 he became president of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. In 1915 he was named head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, one of the three tribunals of the Roman Curia and was also raised to the rank of Cardinal Priest, with the titular church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. He was appointed titular bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania and Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples.

He participated in the papal conclaves that elected Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI.

Cardinal Ottaviani...

... in color!

Jaime Cardinal Sin

A while ago a reader asked if I could post photos of Jaime Cardinal Sin. Here's what I found:


A portrait in cappa magna



With Imelda Marcos in Rome



Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino conferring Honors to the Cardinal

Awesome!

That is the first photo I have ever seen of St. Pius X as Cardinal in cappa magna!

Biretta tip to my buddies over at the Liturgia-forum!

Prelates in Wax

The Musée Grévin in Paris located is one of the oldest wax museums in Europe. It was founded in 1882 and today contains some 300 characters arranged in scenes from the history of France and modern life.

Here are two postcards from the early days of the museum. They show Cardinals Mathieu and Rampolla wearing nice cappae:




Thanks to reader Ed!

Okay...

This is how it's going to work:

Since people ask me to not simply shut down the blog but I have a hard time finding new material, I will maintain the blog for the time being and simply post new stuff as I find it. This means you guys will have to be a bit patient and bear with me if there shouldn't be any posts for a week or two or even three.

Thanks!

José Garibi y Rivera (1889-1972)

A photo of José Garibi y Rivera as archbishop of Guadalajara. He later became the first Mexican cardinal.

Sorry for the delay...

I am very busy wrapping up my studies and I am indeed running out of pictures.

Expect his blog to be shut down soon. It will remain online for the time being, so people can still come here and drool over the photos.

Here are some more postcards from France:



Martin de Gibergues, bishop of Valence



Archbishop Louis Joseph Gaillard of Tours



A bishop of La Rochelle. I don't know his name and the photos is small, but this great pompous pose had to be posted.


Alfred-Henri-Marie Cardinal Baudrillart



Cardinal Baudrillart, again



Emmanuel Célestin Cardinal Suhard, archbishop of Reims from 1930 to 1940, archbishop of Paris form 1940 to 1949



Cardinal Suhard, again, during an ordination



Cardinal Gerlier with Marshall Petain



Funeral of Cardinal Lucon



Funeral of Cardinal Lucon