Francesco Carpino

Cardinal Carpino

Cardinal's coat of arms

Francesco Cardinal Carpino (born May 18, 1905 in Palazzolo Acreide , Province of Syracuse , Italy ; † October 5, 1993 in Rome ) was Archbishop of Monreale from 1951 to 1961 , Archbishop of Palermo from 1967 to 1970 and later Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church .

Life

Francesco Carpino studied in Noto and Rome Catholic theology and received on 14 August 1927, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then worked briefly at the seminary of Noto before he became a lecturer at the Athenaeum in Rome from 1929 to 1951. In addition, he worked for various congregations of the College of Cardinals and did temporary work in several Roman parishes . In 1939 he was given the honorary title of Papal Secret Chamberlain . On February 11, 1951, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the titular of Nicomedia and coadjutor -Erzbischof of Monreale , on 23 August the same year as archbishop of the diocese of Monreale. He received his episcopal ordination on April 8, 1951 in the Lateran basilica Cardinal Adeodato Giovanni Piazza , Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto ; Co- consecrators were Archbishop Luigi Traglia and Angelo Calabretta , Bishop of Noto .

In addition to his pastoral duties, Francesco Carpino continued to work for the college of cardinals. So called him Pope John XXIII. official of the Congregation for Bishops and appointed him titular Archbishop of Serdica . From 1962 to 1965 he took part in the Second Vatican Council , in 1963 he served as secretary at the conclave . On April 7, 1967, he became Pro- Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments . Pope Paul VI took him on June 26, 1967 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in via Tuscolana in the College of Cardinals and on the same day appointed him Archbishop of Palermo. On October 17, 1970, Cardinal Francesco Carpino resigned the leadership of the Archdiocese of Palermo and took care of relations between the Curia and the bishops. On January 27, 1977 he was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Albano .

Francesco Carpino died on October 5, 1993 in Rome and was initially buried in his hometown. In 1998 his body was transferred to the Cathedral of Palermo .

literature

• Anna Calleri Russo: Il Cardinale Francesco Carpino. Un figlio di Palazzolo al servizio della chiesa cattolica. Catania 1997.

Web links

• Carpino, Francesco. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 9, 2016.
• Entry on Francesco Carpino on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved November 9, 2016.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ernesto Eugenio Filippi	Archbishop of Monreale 1951–1967	Corrado Mingo
Ernesto Cardinal Ruffini	Archbishop of Palermo 1967–1970	Salvatore Cardinal Pappalardo
Cardinal Luigi Traglia	Cardinal Bishop of Albano 1977–1993	Angelo Cardinal Sodano