Eugenio Tosi

His Eminence

Eugenio Tosi

O.Ss.C.A.
His Eminence; Eugenio Tosi; O.Ss.C.A.
Cardinal; Archbishop of Milan
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Milan
See	Milan
Appointed	7 March 1922
Installed	16 July 1922
Term ended	7 January 1929
Predecessor	Achille Ratti
Successor	Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1922-1929)
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of Rimini (1909-1911); Bishop of Squillace (1911-1917); Apostolic Administrator of Squillace (1917-1918); Bishop of Andria (1917-1922);
Orders
Ordination	24 June 1887
Consecration	16 April 1911; by Andrea Carlo Ferrari
Created cardinal	11 December 1922; by Pope Pius XI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	6 May 1864; Busto Arsizio, Kingdom of Italy
Died	7 January 1929 (aged 64); Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Cathedral of Milan
Motto	Ora et labora; ("Pray and work")
Coat of arms

Eugenio Tosi (6 May 1864 – 7 January 1929) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 1922 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1922.

Biography

Early life

Tosi was born in Busto Arsizio, and studied at the seminaries of Monza and Milan.^[1] Ordained to the priesthood on 4 June 1887, he entered the Oblates of Saints Ambrose and Charles in 1889, after serving as a curate in Busto. Tosi then taught at the Missionary House of the Oblates in Rho until 1909, when he was made vicar general of Rimini.

On 5 April 1911, Tosi was appointed Bishop of Squillace by Pope Pius X. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 16 April from Andrea Cardinal Ferrari.^[2] After becoming Bishop of Andria on 22 March 1917, he served as apostolic administrator of Squillace from 10 August 1917 to February 1918.

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan

Pope Pius XI named Tosi to succeed him as Archbishop of Milan on 7 March 1922 and created him Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti in the consistory of 11 December the same year. He publicly denounced the playing of the opera The Martyrdom of San Sebastian, which Catholics were prohibited from seeing, at La Scala in 1926.^[3]

Death

Cardinal Tosi died after a long illness in Milan, at age 64.^[4] He is buried before the altar of the Virgo potens in the Milan Cathedral.

References

^ Harris M. Lentz III (2001). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson NC, USA: McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7864-4101-3.
^ "La consacrazione dei due nuovi vescovi". L'Unione (in Italian). Milano. 18 April 1911.
^ "D'Annunzio, II Idolo". Time. 15 March 1926.
^ "Milestones". Time. 21 January 1929.

Bibliography

Panizza, Mario (1998). Card. Eugenio Tosi, Arcivescovo Di Milano: 1922-1929 (in Italian). Milano: NED. ISBN 978-88-7023-253-0.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Raffaele Morisciano	Bishop of Squillace 1911–1917	Succeeded by Giorgio Elli
Preceded by Giuseppe Staiti di Brancaleone	Bishop of Andria 1917–1922	Succeeded by Alessandro Macchi
Preceded by Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti	Archbishop of Milan 1922–1929	Succeeded by Alfredo Schuster, OSB