Carlo Agostini
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Carlo Agostini (April 22, 1888 - December 28, 1952) became the Roman Catholic bishop of Padua in 1932 and was promoted to Patriarch of Venice in 1949. He was to have been elevated to the rank of Cardinal in the consistory of January 1953 but died before it took place. The unexpected vacancy in Venice opened the way for the elevation of Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII. In view of the overwhelming precedent of only Cardinals being elected Pope, it can be argued that Roncalli would never have reached the papal throne had Agostini not died.
| Preceded by: Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza | Patriarch of Venice 1949 - 1952 | Succeeded by: Angelo Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli |