Alfonso Castaldo

Cardinal coat of arms of Alfonso Castaldo

Alfonso Cardinal Castaldo (born November 6, 1890 in Casoria , Province of Naples , Italy , † March 3, 1966 in Naples ) was Archbishop of Naples .

Life

Alfonso Castaldo studied philosophy and Catholic theology in Naples . On June 8, 1913, he received the sacrament of ordination . From 1914 to 1918 he took part in the First World War as a military chaplain . He then worked in various parishes in the Archdiocese of Naples until 1934 .

In 1934 Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Bishop of Pozzuoli . The episcopal ordination received by Cardinal Alfonso Castaldo Alessio Ascalesi , the archbishop of Naples. In 1949 Pope Pius XII awarded him . the title of Assistant to the Papal Throne , in 1950 he appointed Alfonso Castaldo Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Naples and Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica . On February 7, 1958, Alfonso Castaldo took over the management of the Archdiocese of Naples. On December 15 of the same year, Pope John XXIII took him . as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Callisto in the college of cardinals . He took part in the Second Vatican Council and the conclave of 1963.

Alfonso Castaldo died on March 3, 1966 in Naples and was buried in the cathedral there.

Giuseppe Germier: Il cardinale Alfonso Castaldo, arcivescovo di Napoli. Presentazione di HE Mons. Antonio Cece . Naples 1977
Alfonso Cardinal Castaldo , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 22/1966 from May 23, 1966, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

predecessor	Office	successor
Marcello Cardinal Mimmi	Archbishop of Naples 1958–1966	Corrado Cardinal Ursi

personal data
SURNAME	Castaldo, Alfonso
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Castaldo, Cardinal Alfonso (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Naples and cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH	November 6, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Casoria , Province of Naples, Italy
DATE OF DEATH	March 3, 1966
Place of death	Naples