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Show 5ACRE0 COLLEGE 5ELECT8P0NIIFF CHOICE FALLS UPON CARDINAL GIACOMA DELLA CHIESA, ARCHBISHOP ARCH-BISHOP OF BOLOGNE. New Pope Takes Name of Benedict XV. Was Born at Pegll In the Diocese Dio-cese of Genes, November 21, 1854. and Became Cardinal This Year. Homo. The sacred collcgo ot cardl nals Thursday elected Cardinal Gla-como Gla-como Delia Chlosa, nrchblshop of Uo logna, supreme pontiff, to succeed the late Tope Plus X. In answer to the question ot the dean of tho cardinals, eht now pope said ho desired to take tho name ol Benedict XV. Cardlnnl Glacomo Delia Chlesa, who was elected popo by tho sacred college In succession to Pius X, who died August 20, was created a cardinal cardi-nal Mny 25, 1914. He is tho arch bishop of Hologno, Italy. Ho wub born at I'egll in the dlocoBe of Genes, November 21, 1S54, and was ordained a priest December 21, 1878 Ho served ns secretary of tho Nuncln-turo Nuncln-turo In Spain from 1883 to 1887, In which year ho was appointed secretary secre-tary to tho lato Cardinal Hnmpolln. Ho was appointed substitute secretary secre-tary ot stato In 1901 and In 1907 he was elected to the post of adviser to tho holy oft Ice. It has been 171 years slnco tho time of tho Inst popo Ilenedlct. On his election to the papacy lu 1740, Cardinal Cardi-nal Prosporo Lambertlnl assumed that title. It 1b nu Interesting fact thnt tho new popo was nrchblshop of Dolognn whllo Popo Ilenedlct XIV was born In Itologna. |