Serafino Cimino

Serafino Cimino OFM (3 October 1873 – 4 May 1928) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who led the Franciscans and then served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Born Antonio Cimino on 3 October 1873 in Capri, Italy, he took the name Serafino as a member of the Order of Friars Minor and was ordained a priest in 1898.

[citation needed] On 18 December 1924, Pope Pius XI appointed him titular archbishop of Cyrrhus and Apostolic Delegate to Mexico.

[2][3] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Gaetano de Lai on 11 January 1925.

[1] Cimino died on board ship en route to Italy on 4 May 1928 at the age of 54.