José de Calasanz Vives y Tutó

José de Calasanz Vives y Tutó
Prefect of the Congregation of Religious
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Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	26 October 1908
Term ended	7 September 1913
Predecessor	None - office created
Successor	Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo
Other posts	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Adriano al Foro (1899-1913)
Orders
Ordination	26 May 1877 by Florian-Jules-Félix Desprez
Created Cardinal	19 June 1899 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Birth name	José de Calasanz Félix Jaime Vives y Tutó
Born	15 February 1854 Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Barcelona, Spanish Kingdom
Died	Monte Porzio Catone, Frascati, Kingdom of Italy
Buried	Campo Verano (1913-2010)
Parents	José Vives y Comas Catalina Tutó y Garriga
Alma mater	University of Santa Clara

José de Calasanz Vives y Tutó (or, in Catalan, Josep de Calassanç Vives i Tutó; his given name translates into English as Joseph Calasanz), O.F.M. Cap. (15 February 1854 – 7 September 1913), was an influential Spanish Roman Catholic theologian, member of the Capuchin friars and from 19 June 1899 also cardinal. In 1908, he became the first Prefect of what is now known as the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and held the position until his death. He was well known for his traditionalist position. He was the personal confessor of Pope Pius X.