Luigi de Magistris (Cardinal)

Archbishop De Magistris

Cardinal coat of arms of Luigi De Magistris

Luigi Cardinal de Magistris (born February 23, 1926 in Cagliari ) is an emeritus pro-major penitentiary .

Life

Luigi de Magistris, the youngest of a total of six children of a doctor, initially studied at the University of Cagliari. Called a priest at an early age by his father, he finally enrolled at the Pontifical Roman Seminary and was ordained priestly for the Archdiocese of Cagliari on April 12, 1952 . During his studies in Rome he was particularly influenced by the lecturers and later cardinals Pietro Parente and Pietro Palazzini . From 1955 to 1958 he taught at the Archbishop's Seminary in Cagliari. In 1958 he was appointed General Secretary of the Athenaeum to the Vatican. In 1967 he became head of the office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , which he remained until 1969. Pope Paul VI awarded him the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on August 27, 1973 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Official of the Apostolic Penitentiary on April 11, 1979, and Titular Bishop of Nova on March 6, 1996 . The Archbishop of Genoa , Giovanni Cardinal Canestri , donated him episcopal ordination on April 28 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Ottorino Pietro Alberti , Archbishop of Cagliari , and Tarcisio Pillolla , Auxiliary Bishop in Cagliari.

On November 22, 2001 he was appointed titular archbishop pro hac vice of Nova and pro-major penitentiary . On October 4, 2003, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. In 2010, De Magistris returned to his hometown of Cagliari for health reasons.

In the solemn consistory of February 14, 2015, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal deacon with the titled deaconry Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata in the college of cardinals .

Memberships

Cardinal de Magistris was a member of the following units of the Roman Curia :

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments (since 2002)
Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei (since 2003)

Web links

De Magistris, Luigi. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed July 24, 2015.
Entry on Luigi de Magistris on catholic-hierarchy.org
Biography at the Press Office of the Holy See (Italian)

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Penitenziere Maggiore della Penitenzieria Apostolica e Nomina del Pro-Penitenziere. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 22, 2001, accessed January 12, 2015 (Italian).
↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 2, 2002, accessed February 19, 2016 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membro della Pontificia Commissione "Ecclesia Dei". In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 22, 2003, accessed February 19, 2016 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
William Wakefield Cardinal Tree	Pro-major penitentiary 2001-2003	James Francis Cardinal Stafford

personal data
SURNAME	De Magistris, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, emeritus pro-major penitentiary
DATE OF BIRTH	February 23, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cagliari

[1] Rinuncia del Penitenziere Maggiore della Penitenzieria Apostolica e Nomina del Pro-Penitenziere. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 22, 2001, accessed January 12, 2015 (Italian).

[2] Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).

[3] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 2, 2002, accessed February 19, 2016 (Italian).

[4] Nomina di Membro della Pontificia Commissione "Ecclesia Dei". In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 22, 2003, accessed February 19, 2016 (Italian).