Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bontifè (23 July 1846—7 December 1928) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Catania from 1895 until his death; he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1899.

[1] Francica-Nava de Bontifè was born in Catania, Sicily, and received the Sacrament of Confirmation in March 1849.

He studied at the seminary in Caltanissetta, from where he obtained his licentiate in theology, and then went to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University, earning his doctorates in theology, philosophy, and civil and canon law.

He was promoted to Titular Archbishop of Heraclea on 24 May 1889, and later named Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium on 6 June 1889, Archbishop of Catania on 18 March 1895 as well as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain on 6 August 1896.

Cardinal Francica-Nava de Bontifè died in Catania, at the age of 82; he is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of the same.