Mario Giardini

Mario Giardini (born December 4, 1877 in Milan , † August 30, 1947 ) was an Italian Roman Catholic clergyman , diplomat of the Holy See and Archbishop of Ancona e Numana .

Life

Giardini was born on 24 September 1904 by the Archbishop of Milan , Andrea Carlo Cardinal Ferrari , for ordained priests . He was a member of the Barnabites .

On November 21, 1921, Benedict XV appointed him titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne and Apostolic Delegate in Japan . He was ordained bishop by Wilhelmus Marinus van Rossum , cardinal prefect of Propaganda Fide , on December 8, 1921. Co- consecrators were Pietro Fumasoni Biondi , secretary of Propaganda Fide, and Antonio Micozzi , auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Sabina .

He called a provincial synod to clarify whether Catholics are allowed to participate in Shinto ceremonies . In 1926, Januarius Kyūnosuke Hayasaka, the first Japanese bishop was appointed. Thus the Japanese Church became more independent from the Paris Mission . The establishment of diplomatic relations made progress, but was blocked by the Buddhist opposition in parliament. When Edward Mooney was appointed his successor on March 30, 1931, Giardini stayed in Japan until he arrived from India.

On May 16, 1931, Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Ancona e Numana . The introduction took place on July 19, 1931. On September 5, 1940, Pope Pius XII. resigned and appointed him titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria .

Web links

Entry on Mario Giardini on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ Barnabite Fathers USA | August. December 26, 2019, accessed June 18, 2020 .
↑ Thomas David DuBois: Empire and the Meaning of Religion in Northeast Asia: Manchuria 1900-1945 . Cambridge University Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-316-73885-6 ( google.de [accessed June 18, 2020]).
↑ Pascal Lottaz, Herbert R. Reginbogin: Notions of neutralities . Lexington Books, 2018, ISBN 978-1-4985-8227-8 ( google.de [accessed June 18, 2020]).
^ Charles R. Gallagher: Vatican Secret Diplomacy: Joseph P. Hurley and Pope Pius XII . Yale University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-300-14821-3 ( google.de [accessed June 18, 2020]).

personal data
SURNAME	Giardini, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian Roman Catholic clergyman, diplomat of the Holy See and Archbishop of Ancona e Numana
DATE OF BIRTH	4th December 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan
DATE OF DEATH	August 30, 1947

[1] Barnabite Fathers USA | August. December 26, 2019, accessed June 18, 2020 .

[2] Thomas David DuBois: Empire and the Meaning of Religion in Northeast Asia: Manchuria 1900-1945 . Cambridge University Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-316-73885-6 ( google.de [accessed June 18, 2020]).

[3] Pascal Lottaz, Herbert R. Reginbogin: Notions of neutralities . Lexington Books, 2018, ISBN 978-1-4985-8227-8 ( google.de [accessed June 18, 2020]).

[4] Charles R. Gallagher: Vatican Secret Diplomacy: Joseph P. Hurley and Pope Pius XII . Yale University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-300-14821-3 ( google.de [accessed June 18, 2020]).