Elio Sgreccia

Elio Cardinal Sgreccia (2012)

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Elio Cardinal Sgreccia (born June 6, 1928 in Arcevia , Marche , Italy ; † June 5, 2019 in Rome ) was a Roman Catholic theologian and bioethicist . He was Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church and head of the Pontifical Academy for Life .

Life

Elio Sgreccia was ordained a priest on June 29, 1952 after his theological training . He graduated from the University of Bologna with a degree in literature and philosophy in 1963 . From 1954 to 1972 he was Vice Rector, Professor and Rector of the Diocesan Seminary of Marken. On November 24, 1972, Pope Paul VI awarded him . the title of Honorary Prelate to His Holiness . From 1972 to 1973 he was vicar general of the diocese of Fossombrone. From 1974 to 1984 he was chaplain at the Medical Faculty of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) in Rome, from 1984 he was responsible for teaching bioethics.

In 1990 he became professor for bioethics at UCSC and from 1992 to 2000 director of the Institute for Bioethics. From 1985 to 2006 he was also director of the Center for Bioethics at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and from 1998 to 2005 director of the Center for International Cooperation there.

From 1990 to 2006 he was a member of the Italian National Bioethics Committee. In 2001 he was appointed to the state commission for the development of guidelines for biomedicine and genetics . Since 2003 he has been President of the International Federation of Person-Oriented Bioethical Institutes (FIBIP) based in Rome. Since 2004 he has been chairman of the Ut Vitam Habeant Foundation . Since 2004 he has been president of donum vitae in the Diocese of Rome .

Sgreccia was the author of a Catholic manual on bioethics. Together with William Levada and Luis Ladaria he was the author of the document “ Dignitas personae ” (Dignity of the Person).

Episcopate

In 1992 John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Zama Minor and Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family . He was ordained bishop on January 6, 1993 by Pope John Paul II himself; Co- consecrators were the Curia Archbishops and later Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re and Justin Francis Rigali . He held the office of secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family until 1996. In 2005 he was named President of the Pontifical Academy for Life . 2008 was his age-related resignation by Pope Benedict XVI. granted.

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In the consistory of November 20, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI took him. as cardinal deacon with the title deaconry Sant'Angelo in Pescheria in the cardinals college . Cardinal Sgreccia did not take part in the 2013 conclave because the age limit was exceeded .

honors and awards

"Premio Giunchi" Prize for Medicine from the Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni, Rome (1991)

Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (1994)

Honorary Professorship at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (1999)

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2000)

Corresponding member of the Academia Nacional Mexicana de Bioética (2001)

Honorary doctorate from the Universidad Anáhuac (2004)

"San Valentino d'Oro" Prize (2005)

Honorary doctorate from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2005)

"The Mystery of Life Award 2007" of the Bishops' Conference of South Korea (2007)

Bioethics Prize from the University of Ancona (2008)

Honorary Doctorate from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (2008)

Web links

Commons : Elio Sgreccia - collection of images, videos and audio files

Sgreccia, Elio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 25, 2016.
Entry on Elio Sgreccia on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 25, 2016.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Cardinal Elio Sgreccia died at the age of 90. In: kathisch.de . June 5, 2019, accessed June 5, 2019 .
↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982. Città del Vaticano 1982, p. 1965.
^ Nomina del Presidente della Pontificia Accademia per la Vita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 3, 2005, accessed August 31, 2015 (Italian).
^ Rinuncia del Presidente della Pontificia Accademia per la Vita e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 17, 2008, accessed August 31, 2015 (Italian).
^ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la Creazione di ventiquattro nuovi Cardinali (Continuazione). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2010, accessed August 31, 2015 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Sgreccia, Elio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sgreccia, Elio Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian theologian, bioethicist and cardinal to the Curia
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arcevia , Marche, Italy
DATE OF DEATH	5th June 2019
Place of death	Rome , Italy

[Tod-1] Cardinal Elio Sgreccia died at the age of 90. In: kathisch.de . June 5, 2019, accessed June 5, 2019 .

[2] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982. Città del Vaticano 1982, p. 1965.

[3] Nomina del Presidente della Pontificia Accademia per la Vita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 3, 2005, accessed August 31, 2015 (Italian).

[4] Rinuncia del Presidente della Pontificia Accademia per la Vita e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 17, 2008, accessed August 31, 2015 (Italian).

[5] Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per la Creazione di ventiquattro nuovi Cardinali (Continuazione). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, November 20, 2010, accessed August 31, 2015 (Italian).