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'''Antonio Cardinal Agliardi''' ([[September 4]], [[1832]] – [[May 1]], [[1915]]) was a [[Roman Catholic]] [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]], [[archbishop]], and papal diplomat. He was born at Cologno ([[province of Bergamo|Bergamo]]), [[Italy]].

He studied [[theology]] and [[canon law]], and after acting as parish priest in his native diocese for twelve years was sent by the [[pope]] to [[Canada]] as a [[bishop]]'s [[chaplain]]. On his return he was appointed secretary to the [[Congregation of the Propaganda]].

In [[1884]], he was created by [[Pope Leo XIII|Leo XIII]] [[archbishop of Caesarea]] ''in partibus'' and sent to [[India]] as an [[Apostolic Delegate]] to report on the establishment of the [[hierarchy]] there.

In [[1887]] he again visited India, to carry out the terms of the [[concordat]] arranged with [[Portugal]]. The same year he was appointed secretary to the Congregation ''super negotiis ecclesiae extraordinariis'', in [[1889]] became papal [[nuncio]] at [[Munich]] and in [[1892]] at [[Vienna]]. Allowing himself to be involved in the ecclesiastical disputes by which [[Hungary]] was divided
in [[1895]], he was made the subject of formal complaint by the Hungarian government and in [[1896]] was recalled.

In the [[consistery]] of [[1896]] he was elevated to [[Cardinal Priest]] of ''[[Ss. Nereo ed Acheillo]]'''. In [[1899]] he was made [[Cardinal Bishop]] of [[Albano]]. In [[1903]], he was named vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church, and became the Chancellor of the [[Apostolic Chancery]] in the [[Secretariat of State (Vatican)|Secretariat of State]] in [[1908]].

He died in [[Rome]].

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title=[[Chancery of Apostolic Briefs|Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church]]|
after=[[Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo]] |
years=[[1908]]–[[1915]]}}
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==References==
*{{1911}}
*[http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bagliardi.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org]

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