Giovanni Urbani
Giovanni Cardinal Urbani (born March 26, 1900 in Venice , Italy ; † September 17, 1969 there ) was Archbishop and Patriarch of Venice .
Life
Giovanni Urbani studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the University of Venice . He received on 24 September 1922, the sacrament of holy orders and was until 1945 pastor in Venice. He also taught at the Patriarchal Seminary . In 1936 Pope Pius XII awarded him . the title of His Holiness' secret chamberlain . In 1946 Giovanni Urbani took over the role of Secretary and National Council of Italian Catholic Action .
In 1946 he was appointed titular bishop of Axomis and auxiliary bishop in Venice. Adeodato Giovanni Cardinal Piazza donated him episcopal consecration on December 8, 1946, co- consecrators were Giovanni Jeremich , auxiliary bishop in Venice, and Carlo Zinato , bishop of Vicenza . On November 27, 1948, he became titular archbishop of Sardis . In 1955 Giovanni Urbani became Bishop of Verona with the personal title of Archbishop , in November 1958 Archbishop and Patriarch of Venice. In December of the same year Pope John XXIII took him . as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Prisca in the college of cardinals . In 1962 the titular church of San Marco was given to him. Urbani took part in the Second Vatican Council and was a member of the Council's coordination commission.
Giovanni Urbani died on September 17, 1969 in Venice and was buried in St. Mark's Basilica.
Honors
- 1963: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Web links
- Urbani, Giovanni. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 10, 2016.
- Entry on Giovanni Urbani on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 10, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Walter: Urbani . In: Michael Quisinsky / Peter Walter (eds.): Lexicon of persons for the Second Vatican Council . Herder, Freiburg 2012, p. 276 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Girolamo Cardinale |
Bishop of Verona 1955-1958 |
Giuseppe Carraro (it) |
| Angelo Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli |
Patriarch of Venice 1958–1969 |
Albino Cardinal Luciani |
| Giuseppe Cardinal Siri |
Chairman of the Italian Bishops' Conference 1966–1969 |
Antonio Cardinal Poma |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urbani, Giovanni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Urbani, Giovanni Cardinal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Patriarch of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1969 |
| Place of death | Venice , Italy |