Edoardo Menichelli
Edoardo Cardinal Menichelli (born October 14, 1939 in San Severino Marche , Macerata Province , Italy ) is Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo .
Life
Edoardo Menichelli graduated from the Pontifical Lateran University with a degree in pastoral theology and was ordained a priest on July 3, 1965 . Until 1968 he worked as a pastor in his hometown. From 1968 to 1991 he was an official at the Apostolic Signature . From 1992 Menichelli worked in the Congregation for the Oriental Churches , where he was, among other things, special envoy of Cardinal Prefect Achille Silvestrini .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto on June 10, 1994 . The Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, Achille Cardinal Silvestrini, donated him episcopal ordination on July 9th of the same year ; Co - consecrators were Antonio Valentini , Senior Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, and Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti CP , Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche .
On January 8, 2004 he was appointed Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo and on March 7 of the same year he was introduced to the office.
In the solemn consistory on February 14, 2015, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria a Tor Fiorenza in the college of cardinals . On April 13, 2015 he appointed him a member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches and the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care in Health Care .
On July 14, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation. On September 30, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Apostolic Signature .
honors and awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, awarded by Cardinal Grand Master Edwin Frederick O'Brien (2015)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Ancona-Osimo (Italia) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , January 8, 2004, accessed January 11, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Ancona-Osimo (Italia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 14, 2017, accessed July 14, 2017 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, September 30, 2017, accessed September 30, 2017 (Italian).
- ^ Members of the order among the new cardinals. Roman Curia, Vatican, April 15, 2015, accessed April 24, 2015 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Valentini |
Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto 1994-2004 |
Bruno Forte |
| Franco Festorazzi |
Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo 2004–2017 |
Angelo Spina |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menichelli, Edoardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Menichelli, Cardinal Edoardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Severino Marche , Macerata Province , Italy |