Giuseppe Guarino (Cardinal)
Giuseppe Guarino (born March 6, 1827 in Montedoro , Sicily , † September 22, 1897 in Messina ) was Archbishop of Messina and cardinal .
Life
Guarino was born the second child of the notary Michele Guarino and was ordained deacon while studying at the Agrigento seminary . He was ordained a priest on September 21, 1849. He was initially secretary at the Tribunale della Regia Monarchia e Apostolica Legazia in Palermo.
Pope Pius IX appointed Guarino on February 23, 1872 Archbishop of Syracuse . The episcopal ordination donated to him on March 17th of the same year Michelangelo Celesia , the Archbishop of Palermo. His inauguration took place four days later and on April 17th Guarino took possession of his diocese, although the government had not issued the exequatur because the Advocate General at the Court of Appeal in Palermo judged him to be an opponent of the political unification of Italy. The reorganization of the clergy, church and charitable organizations and pastoral activities was appreciated by the faithful, but did not lead to a better relationship with the state authorities, which finally forced him to leave the archbishop's palace in May 1875. On July 5, 1875, Pius IX appointed him Archbishop of Messina. In 1883 he was appointed administrator of the Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela ad nutum Apostolicae Sedis .
During the political turmoil in Italy, Guarino was able to set new internal church impulses in his dioceses and, especially in Messina, was anxious to respond to the needs of lay associations.
Pope Leo XIII. took Guarino on January 16, 1893 as cardinal priest of San Tommaso in Parione into the college of cardinals . Due to a stroke, Cardinal Guarino had to be supported by his vicar general Giuseppe Basile from 1895 in the execution of his official duties . He died in Messina two years later. The beatification process for Giuseppe Guarino began in 1985.
literature
- Carlo M. Fiorentino: GUARINO, Giuseppe. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 60: Grosso – Guglielmo da Forlì. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2003.
Web links
- Guarino, Giuseppe. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
- Entry on Giuseppe Guarino on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi Natoli |
Archbishop of Messina 1875–1897 |
Lettero D'Arrigo Ramondini |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guarino, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Messina and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montedoro , Sicily |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1897 |
| Place of death | Messina |