Sant'Alberto Magno (cardinal title)
Cardinal priest of Sant'Alberto Magno | ||
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Title holder's coat of arms | Built | Nov 19, 2016 |
From | Pope Francis (Pope) | |
Title holder | Anthony Soter Fernandez | |
since | Nov 19, 2016 | |
Title church | Sant'Alberto Magno |
The cardinal title of Cardinal Priest of Sant'Alberto Magno was recreated by Pope Francis with the elevation of the Roman parish church of the same name, Sant'Alberto Magno, to the title church .
history
Pope Francis justified the creation of the title with the need to have a sufficient number of titles available for the increasing number of cardinals. At the same time, with the selection of the church in the district of Vigne Nuove in the Municipio Roma III, he continued the expansion of the titles from "Ancient Rome" to the periphery.
Title holder
Cardinal Fernandez is the 1st Cardinal Priest of Sant'Alberto Magno:
Surname | country | Born | Deceased | appointment | Remarks | |
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on 1 | by Pope | |||||
Anthony Soter Fernandez | Malaysia | Apr 22, 1932 | NO Age: 88 years 2 |
Nov 19, 2016 | Francis | Old Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur |
2In modern times, the appointment takes place regularly on the day of creation in the consistory
See also
Web links
- S. Alberto Magno. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
- Entry for Sant'Alberto Magno on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on S. Alberto Magno on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 19, 2016, accessed November 19, 2016 (Italian).