Alberto di Jorio
Alberto Cardinal di Jorio (born July 18, 1884 in Rome , Italy ; † September 5, 1979 ibid) was a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Alberto di Jorio studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Rome and received the sacrament of ordination in 1908 . From 1908 to 1910 he taught at the seminary of Perugia . From 1910 he was in the service of the Vatican , where he initially worked as an official of the Vicariate of Rome until 1918 , before moving to the Institute for Religious Work as secretary in 1918, which he took over as head in 1922 and held it until 1958. In addition, he was secretary of the Cardinals Commission for special administrative matters of the Holy See from 1940 to 1947 . From 1947 to 1958 he was secretary to the college of cardinals .
From 1910 he worked alongside his duties in the Vatican as a parish priest in various parishes in Rome. He was the secretary of the 1958 conclave . Pope John XXIII immediately after taking office as cardinal deacon pro illa vice of Santa Pudenziana accepted him into the college of cardinals . In addition, from 1958 Alberto di Jorio was director of the administrative secretariat for the preparation of the Second Vatican Council , from 1961 Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican State . In 1962 John XXIII appointed him. the Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova and he donated the episcopal ordination ; Co-consecrators were the cardinals Giuseppe Pizzardo and Benedetto Aloisi Masella . A year later he took part in the conclave of 1963 , where he probably contributed to an agreement in the last ballot. In 1967 di Jorio was elevated to cardinal priest while retaining his title diakonia .
Alberto di Jorio died on September 5, 1979 in Rome and was buried in the Basilica of Santa Pudenziana . The 95-year-old was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals at the time of his death.
Honors
- 1963: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Web links
- Di Jorio, Alberto. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed March 31, 2017.
- Entry on Alberto di Jorio on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 31, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Giancarlo Zizola : The successor. Patmos-Verlag 1997, p. 96
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Nicola Cardinal Canali |
President of the Governorate of Vatican City (executive) 1961–1968 |
Paul Casimir Marcinkus |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jorio, Alberto di |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jorio, Alberto Cardinal di (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1979 |
| Place of death | Rome |