Alfredo Peri-Morosini
Alfredo Peri-Morosini (born March 12, 1862 in Lugano , Switzerland ; † July 27, 1931 in Solcio di Lesa on Lake Maggiore ) ( Piedmont ) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
biography
priest
Alfredo Peri-Morosini was the son of the lawyer Giacomo Peri and the Countess Carola Morosini. After attending the Gorla grammar school (Lombardy), he attended the Seminario Romano and was ordained a priest on August 15, 1885 in Lugano . Until 1887 he taught philosophy at the seminary in his home diocese , as well as at the lyceum . In 1888 he took his mother's name, so that from then on he bore the double name Peri-Morosini. In 1887 he returned to Rome , where he studied at the Accademia dei Nobili Ecclesiastici and during this time also did his doctorate in philosophy, theology , canon law and literature.
diplomat
From 1891 he began his diplomatic career as secretary of the Nunciature in Paris , in 1897 he became an auditor of the Apostolic Nunciature in Munich , then in Brussels and finally in Madrid . Attaché to the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs since 1902 , he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Ticino and Titular Bishop of Arca in Phenicia on March 28, 1904 .
bishop
After he had already received the episcopal ordination on April 17th of that year by Cardinal Secretary of State Merry del Val in Rome , he took possession of his diocese on April 24th. Here he especially advocated the continuation of religious education in schools and avoided any polemics in order to avoid unnecessary problems with the government, which earned him a bad reputation among many Catholics. He also renovated the cathedral in Lugano , held a diocesan synod in 1910 and held Eucharistic congresses in 1906, 1908 and 1913 .
Peri-Morosini loved great religious festivities, the pompous ceremonies of which were often perceived as theatrical. This and his lavish lifestyle led to strong criticism of his person, on the background of which the charge of moral misconduct raised in 1916 can be seen. Even if he was acquitted of this accusation by a cardinals commission, there was nevertheless a split in his diocese into his person.
resignation
The continuing demands of the clergy and conservative personalities for his resignation finally led to their goal on December 29, 1916. From then on, Peri-Morosini lived in Rome, where he still enjoyed strong support. However, in the next few years he still disturbed his successor, who rebuilt the diocesan administration that had fallen under him. Consultor of the Congregation for Extraordinary Affairs since 1926 , he suffered a stroke which subsequently made him disabled. He spent the last years of his life on a family estate in Solcio di Lesa on Lake Maggiore , where he also died on July 27, 1931 after a long illness. His bones were only transferred to the Lugano Cathedral in 1971
literature
- Francesca Mariani Arcobello: Alfredo Peri Morosini. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 24, 2011 , accessed April 10, 2020 .
- Alberto Lepori, Fabrizio Panzera (ed.): Uomini nostri. Trenta biography di uomini politici. Armando Dadò Editore, Locarno 1989, p. 24.
Web links
- Entry on Alfredo Peri-Morosini on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 23, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Celestino Trezzini: Alfredo Peri-Morosini. In Historisches-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , p. 392 (PDF) digitized version , accessed on October 9, 2017
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Molo |
Bishop of Lugano 1904–1916 |
Aurelio Bacciarini |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peri-Morosini, Alfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lugano |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1931 |
| Place of death | Solcio di Lesa on Lake Maggiore |