Francesco Saverio Apuzzo
Francesco Saverio Apuzzo (born April 6, 1807 in Naples , † July 30, 1880 in Capua ) was Archbishop of Capua and cardinal . He took a moderate stance at the First Vatican Council .
Life
Apuzzo, who was confirmed at the age of nine , was ordained a priest on September 18, 1830, and was awarded a doctorate in theology in 1831 . After that he was a professor of dogmatics. From 1842 he was a teacher to the Princes of Sicily on behalf of King Ferdinand II . In 1849 he moved to the Royal University of Naples , whose director he later also became.
On January 19, 1854 Apuzzo was by Pope Pius IX. Appointed titular bishop of Anastasiopolis and auxiliary bishop in Capua. He received his episcopal ordination on May 12th of the same year by Cardinal Giuseppe Cosenza , the Archbishop of Capua, in the local cathedral . In 1855 he became Archbishop of Sorrento through the intercession of Ferdinand II . When the troops of the Italian freedom fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi occupied Sicily in 1860 , Apuzzo went into exile in Rome . He became a member of the Accademica della Religione Cattolica in 1862 and took part in the First Vatican Council from 1869 to 1870. He was not an absolute advocate of papal infallibility , but he did not vote against it at the council. In November 1871 Pope Pius IX appointed him. to the Archbishop of Capua. This ended an eight-year Sedis vacancy in Capua. In the consistory of March 12, 1877, he accepted Apuzzo into the college of cardinals and shortly thereafter appointed him cardinal priest of Sant'Onofrio ,
Cardinal Francesco Saverio Apuzzo was one of the voters of Leo XIII in 1878 . and died two years later at the age of 73 in Capua. His grave is in the cathedral there.
Web links
- Apuzzo, Francesco Saverio. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed February 1, 2013.
- Entry on Francesco Saverio Apuzzo on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Cosenza |
Archbishop of Capua 1871–1880 |
Alfonso Capecelatro |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apuzzo, Francesco Saverio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Capua and Cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1880 |
| Place of death | Capua |