Attilio Nicora

Attilio Cardinal Nicora (May 2008)

Cardinal coat of arms

Attilio Cardinal Nicora (born March 16, 1937 in Varese ; † April 22, 2017 in Rome ) was an Italian canon lawyer and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Attilio Nicora graduated from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan in 1959 . He then entered the seminary of the diocese of Milan and studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the University of Milan . On June 27, 1964, he received the sacrament of ordination by the Archbishop of Milan , Giovanni Umberto Colombo . At the Pontifical Lombard Seminary in Rome , he completed a degree in canon law; at the Pontifical Gregorian University he received his doctorate after studying canon law . Nicora was then the professor of canon law and general canon law at the seminary called of Milan, where he and 1970 rain board.

Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 16, 1977 titular bishop of Furnos Minor and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Milan. The episcopal ordination donated to him on May 28 of the same year Giovanni Umberto Cardinal Colombo; Co- consecrators were Bernardo Citterio , auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Milan, and Giulio Oggioni , bishop of Bergamo . In the Italian Bishops' Conference he headed the Caritas Commission . In 1992 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Verona by Pope John Paul II . From 1997 he was active in the Curia and, among other things, Italy's representative at the European Commission of Bishops for questions relating to the European Community . In addition, he was the head of law at the Presidium of the Italian Bishops' Conference. He was considered an expert on the complicated legal issues between the Republic of Italy and the Vatican and in 1984 he was the “architect” of the reorganization of the Italian Concordat. Archbishop Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini also appointed Nicora Pro-Vicar General of the Diocese of Milan.

On October 21, 2003 he was appointed cardinal by Pope John Paul II with the rank of cardinal deacon with the titled deaconry of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia . On June 12, 2014, Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal priesthood.

In 2002 Nicora became President of the Apostolic See's Property Administration (APSA). Associated with this was his elevation to " Archbishop ad personam " . In 2011 he resigned as President of the APSA and was replaced by Pope Benedict XVI. on January 19, 2011 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the newly created Vatican Financial Supervisory Authority AIF ( Autorità d'informazione finanziaria ). appointed. Nicora was significantly involved in the reorganization of the Vatican economic and financial sector and in the implementation of measures in the area of combating money laundering and in the dialogue with international institutions. Pope Francis released him from the office of President of the AIF on January 30, 2014 at his request and appointed Curia Bishop Giorgio Corbellini as interim president. In January 2015, Pope Francis appointed him to one of eight members of a new Vatican body that is supposed to accelerate abuse proceedings at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Cardinal Nicora was papal legate for the Basilica of San Francesco and Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli , both in Assisi , until his death . For many years he was involved in the Pontifical Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation .

Memberships

Cardinal Nicora was a member of the following units of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (from 2003)
Congregation for Bishops (from 2002, confirmed in 2003)
Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature (from 2007)
Pontifical Council for Legal Texts (since 2003, confirmed in 2003 and 2004)
Property management of the Apostolic See (from 2011)
Pontifical Commission for the State of the Vatican City (from 2004)

Web links

Nicora, Attilio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 31, 2017.
Entry on Attilio Nicora on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 31, 2017.
Entry about Attilio Nicora on catholicnewsagency (English)

Individual evidence

^ Italian Curia Cardinal Nicora has died. In: kathpress.at. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .
↑ Lutto. Morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora, pastore e insigne giurista. In: avvenire.it. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017 (Italian).
^ ^A ^b Curia Cardinal Nicora dies. Catholic News Agency KNA, April 23, 2017, accessed April 24, 2017 .
^ Consistory: Internal Cardinal Promotions. (No longer available online.) Vatican Radio, June 12, 2014, archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
↑ Head of the papal property administration gives up the task. kipa / apic, July 7, 2011, accessed July 19, 2016 .
↑ Cardinal Nicora becomes head of the financial supervisory authority. kipa / apic, January 21, 2011, accessed July 19, 2016 .
^ Rinuncia del Presidente dell'Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria e Nomina del Presidente ad Interim. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 30, 2014, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 7, 2003, accessed July 18, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 4, 2002, accessed July 18, 2016 (Italian).
↑ ^a ^b Nomina Di Membri Dei Dicasteri Della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 24, 2003, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 15, 2007, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 7, 2003, accessed July 18, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2004, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dell'Amministrazione del Patrimonio della Sede Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 10, 2011, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 25, 2004, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Giuseppe Amari	Bishop of Verona 1992–1997	Flavio Roberto Carraro
Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan	Prefect of the property administration of the Apostolic See 2002–2011	Domenico Cardinal Calcagno

personal data
SURNAME	Nicora, Attilio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nicora, Cardinal Attilio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, canon lawyer, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	March 16, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Varese , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	April 22, 2017
Place of death	Rome , Italy

[1] Italian Curia Cardinal Nicora has died. In: kathpress.at. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017 .

[2] Lutto. Morto il cardinale Attilio Nicora, pastore e insigne giurista. In: avvenire.it. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017 (Italian).

[KNA-3] A ^b Curia Cardinal Nicora dies. Catholic News Agency KNA, April 23, 2017, accessed April 24, 2017 .

[4] Consistory: Internal Cardinal Promotions. (No longer available online.) Vatican Radio, June 12, 2014, archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; Retrieved June 12, 2014 .

[5] Head of the papal property administration gives up the task. kipa / apic, July 7, 2011, accessed July 19, 2016 .

[6] Cardinal Nicora becomes head of the financial supervisory authority. kipa / apic, January 21, 2011, accessed July 19, 2016 .

[7] Rinuncia del Presidente dell'Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria e Nomina del Presidente ad Interim. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 30, 2014, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).

[8] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 7, 2003, accessed July 18, 2016 (Italian).

[9] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per i Vescovi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 4, 2002, accessed July 18, 2016 (Italian).

[Bulletin-2003-10] Nomina Di Membri Dei Dicasteri Della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 24, 2003, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).

[11] Nomina di Membri del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 15, 2007, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).

[12] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 7, 2003, accessed July 18, 2016 (Italian).

[13] Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2004, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).

[14] Nomina di Cardinali Membri dell'Amministrazione del Patrimonio della Sede Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 10, 2011, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).

[15] Nomina di Membri della Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 25, 2004, accessed July 19, 2016 (Italian).