Ildebrando Antoniutti

Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti

Cardinal coat of arms by Ildebrando Antoniutti

Cardinal Ildebrando Antoniutti (born August 3, 1898 in Nimis , Province of Udine , Italy , † August 1, 1974 near Bologna ) was an Italian clergyman, Vatican diplomat and curia cardinal of the Roman Church .

Life

Antoniutti studied in Udine and Rome trays Catholic theology and philosophy and received on 5 December 1920, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then taught as a theology lecturer at the Seminary in Udine and at the same time served as the personal secretary of the Archbishop of Udine . From 1927 to 1934 he performed various duties with the Apostolic Delegation in China . From 1934 to 1936 he worked in the Apostolic Nunciature in Portugal . In 1936 Pope Pius XI appointed him . the Titular Archbishop of Synnada in Phrygia and apostolic delegate in Albania . He was ordained bishop on June 29, 1936 by Cardinal Pietro Fumasoni Biondi , Prefect of the Congregation Propaganda Fide ; Co-consecrators were Antonio Anastasio Rossi , Latin Patriarch of Constantinople and Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Pompei , and Celso Costantini , Secretary of the Congregation Propaganda Fide .

During the Spanish Civil War , the Pope sent him to Spain as a special envoy . From 1938 to 1953 Antoniutti was Apostolic Delegate for Canada and Newfoundland , from 1953 Apostolic Nuncio in Spain and was awarded the Collane des Ordens de Isabel la Católica in 1962 .

He took part in the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965 and Pope John XXIII. appointed him on March 19, 1962 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe in the college of cardinals . For some, he was considered a moderately conservative candidate for the Pope; In 1963 Antoniutti became prefect of the religious congregation , which he headed until 1973. On September 13, 1973 he was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Velletri .

He died in a car accident near Bologna and was buried in the parish church of Santi Gervasio e Protasio , where he was born .

Antoniutti, Ildebrando. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed January 9, 2017.
Entry on Ildebrando Antoniutti on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 9, 2017.

predecessor	Office	successor
Giovanni Battista della Pietra SJ	Apostolic Delegate for Albania 1936	Leone Giovanni Battista Nigris
Andrea Cassulo (it)	Apostolic Delegate for Canada and Newfoundland 1938–1953	Giovanni Panico
Gaetano Cicognani	Apostolic Nuncio in Spain 1953–1962	Antonio Riberi
Valerio Cardinal Valeri	Prefect of the Congregation for Religious / Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes 1963–1973	Arturo Cardinal Tabera Araoz CMF
Fernando Cardinal Cento	Cardinal Bishop von Velletri 1973–1974	Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio
Giuseppe Cardinal Ferretto	Chamberlain of the Holy College of Cardinals 1974	Franjo Cardinal Šeper

personal data
SURNAME	Antoniutti, Ildebrando
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, Vatican diplomat and later cardinal curia of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	August 3, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nimis , Udine Province, Italy
DATE OF DEATH	1st August 1974
Place of death	near Bologna