Luigi Lavitrano
Luigi Cardinal Lavitrano (born March 7, 1874 in Forio , Province of Naples , Italy ; † August 2, 1950 in Villini ) was Archbishop of Palermo and later a Curia Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Luigi Lavitrano lost his entire family in the earthquake on the island of Ischia in 1883 . He came to church custody and studied at various universities in Rome trays Catholic theology and philosophy . He received the sacrament of ordination on March 21, 1898. He then worked as a lecturer and rector in the theological training of candidates for the priesthood in Rome.
In May 1914, he was by Pope Pius X to the Bishop of Cava e Sarno appointed. He was ordained bishop on June 21, 1914 by Cardinal Basilio Pompili ; Co- consecrators were Giovanni Regine , Bishop of Nicastro , and Giovanni Scotti , Bishop of Cariati . Pope Pius XI commissioned Luigi Lavitrano in 1924 with the management of the Archdiocese of Benevento , in 1928 he appointed him Archbishop of Palermo , in 1929 he accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Silvestro in Capite in the College of Cardinals . Cardinal Luigi Lavitrano participated in the 1939 conclave in which Pius XII. was chosen.
He resigned the leadership of the Archdiocese of Palermo in December 1944 and became Prefect of the Religious Congregation on May 14, 1945 .
Luigi Lavitrano died on August 2, 1950 in Villini and was buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Loreto in Forio d'Ischia.
According to him, which was Via Cardinale Luigi Lavitrano , a street in Palermo named.
literature
- Luigi Patalano: Forio - Mons. Luigi Lavitrano. In: La Conciliazione , Volume II, Special Edition No. 1, January 8, 1930. Printed in: La Rassegna d'Ischia No. 6/2011, pp. 8-10.
Web links
- Lavitrano, Luigi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed November 29, 2016.
- Entry on Luigi Lavitrano on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 7, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gregorio Grasso |
Bishop of Cava 1914–1924 |
Pasquale Ragosta |
| Alessio Ascalesi |
Archbishop of Benevento 1924–1928 |
Adeodato Giovanni Piazza |
| Alessandro Lualdi |
Archbishop of Palermo 1928–1944 |
Ernesto Ruffini |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lavitrano, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lavitrano, Cardinal Luigi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Palermo and Cardinal Curia of the Roman Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forio |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 1950 |
| Place of death | Villini |