Francesco Marchisano

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Coat of arms of Francesco Cardinal Marchisano. The coat of arms shows St. John the Baptist . The emblem is taken from Eph 3:17  EU : rooted in love and based on it .

Francesco Cardinal Marchisano (born June 25, 1929 in Racconigi , Province of Cuneo , † July 27, 2014 in Rome ) was an Italian clergyman and biblical scholar and Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church . He was the archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica for many years and was responsible for the cultural assets of the church.

Life

Marchisano attended the minor seminary in Giaveno (1940–1945) and studied philosophy in Chieri (1945–1948) and theology in Turin (1948–1949) and Rivoli Torinese (1949–1952). He received at the Cathedral of the June 29, 1952 Turin by Maurilio Cardinal Fossati the sacrament of Holy Orders . This was followed by postgraduate studies with a view to teaching at the seminary of Rivoli Torinese at the Pontifical Lombard Seminary (1952–1956). During these years he completed a licentiate degree in Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1954) and a PhD in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. From 1956 he worked in the Roman Curia, initially in the Congregation for Catholic Education under Cardinal Pizzardo. From 1969 to 1988 he was Undersecretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education. On July 13, 1963, Pope Paul VI awarded him . the honorary title of Surplus Secret Chamberlain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ).

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Populonia and secretary of the papal commission for the cultural property of the Church on October 6, 1988 . The episcopal ordination received his John Paul II. On January 6, 1989. co-consecrators were later cardinals appointed Curia archbishops Edward Cassidy and José Tomás Sánchez .

On September 4, 1991 he became President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology and on May 4, 1993, in addition, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Property of the Church , of which he was previously secretary. John Paul II. Appointed him on 4 July 1994 pro hac vice to Titular Archbishop of his previous Titularbistums Populonia . On April 24, 2002, he was also appointed Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica , Vicar General of His Holiness for the Vatican City and President of the Cathedral Building of Saint Peter .

Marchisano resigned on October 13, 2003 as President of the Pontificia Commissio de Bonis Culturalibus Ecclesiae and was also appointed President of the Pontifical Labor Office on February 5, 2005 . Upon reaching the age limit, Marchisano also resigned as President of the Pontificia Commissio de Sacra Archaeologia .

On 21 October 2003 he was appointed cardinal deacon with the title Diakonie Santa Lucia del Gonfalone in the College of Cardinals received. He was a participant in the 2005 conclave , in which Pope Benedict XVI. was chosen. On October 31, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. his retirement as archpriest of the Vatican Basilica, which was put forward for reasons of age. On July 3, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. Marchisano's request to resign from the office of President of the Pontifical Labor Office for reasons of age. On June 12, 2014, he was promoted to cardinal priest .

On 17 January 2005 he gave the then ambassador to the Holy See Gerd Westdickenberg the German President Horst Köhler awarded Large Federal Cross of Merit .

Marchisano died in Rome on July 27, 2014.

Memberships in the Roman Curia

Francesco Cardinal Marchisano was a member of the following congregations and councils of the Roman Curia :

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decesso di Sua Eminenza il Cardinale Francesco Marchisano, July 27, 2014
  2. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1964 , Città del Vaticano 1964, p. 1261.
  3. ^ Consistory: Internal Cardinal Promotions. Vatican Radio, June 12, 2014, archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; Retrieved June 12, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, the President of the Dombauhütte of St. Peter's Basilica, has been awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Vatican Radio, January 18, 2005, accessed April 11, 2018 .

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predecessor Office successor
Virgilio Cardinal Noé Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica
2002–2006 		Angelo Cardinal Comastri
personal data
SURNAME Marchisano, Francesco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marchisano, Cardinal Francesco (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman and biblical scholar, cardinal curia of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Racconigi , Province of Cuneo, Italy
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 2014
Place of death Rome