Giuseppe Pittau
Giuseppe Pittau SJ (also Joseph Pittau ) (born October 20, 1928 in Villacidro , Sardinia , Italy ; † December 26, 2014 in Tokyo , Japan ) was an Italian archbishop of the Curia and coadjutor of the delegate of the Jesuit order , which Pope John Paul II had installed .
Life
Giuseppe Pittau joined the Jesuit order in 1945 and studied in Italy , Spain and Japan . He finished his studies with a doctorate to become a Dr. phil at Harvard University .
Pittau was ordained a priest on March 18, 1959 and then went to Japan on behalf of his order. After a few years as a teacher in Yokosuka and as a lecturer at Sophia University in Tokyo, he was appointed Provincial of Japan. Some time later he was promoted to Vicar General of the Order in Japan.
Between 1981 and 1983 Pope John Paul II appointed him together with Paolo Dezza as acting head of the Jesuit order. With extensive powers of attorney, Pedro Arrupe was practically disempowered after his stroke. Only when Peter Hans Kolvenbach had been elected 29th General of the Order on September 13, 1983 , was he replaced by Dezza. In the following years Pittau remained one of Kolvenbach's closest collaborators.
In 1992 Pittau was appointed rector of the Gregoriana .
On July 11, 1998, the Pope appointed Pittau Titular Archbishop of Castro di Sardegna and Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education . On September 26, 1998 Pittau received the episcopal ordination through Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano . Co-consecrators were the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education , Pio Laghi , and the President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care , Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini .
On November 25, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation as secretary. He returned to Japan, where he died in December 2014 at the age of 86.
Web links
- Entry on Giuseppe Pittau on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 28, 2016.
- Pope's condolence on the death of Father Pittau , Vatican Radio , December 27, 2014, accessed December 28, 2014
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José Saraiva Martins CMF |
Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education 1998–2003 |
John Michael Miller CSB |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pittau, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pittau SJ, Giuseppe; Pittau, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Jesuit, Roman Catholic Archbishop and Acting Order General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villacidro , Medio Campidano Province, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2014 |
| Place of death | Tokyo |