Bacilieri, Bartolomeo

BACILIERI, bɑ̄´´chî-lî-ê´rî, BARTOLOMEO: Cardinal-priest; b. at Breonio (near Verona), Italy, Mar. 28, 1842. He was educated at Verona and the Collegio Capranica, Rome, and after long service in the priesthood, was consecrated titular bishop of Nyssa in 1888, at the same time being appointed bishop coadjutor of Verona. Three years later he became bishop of the latter see, and in 1901 was created cardinal-priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola. He is a member of the congregations of the Index and of Indulgences and Relics.