Salvatore De Giorgi

His Eminence
Salvatore De Giorgi
Cardinal, Prince of the Church, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo
Archdiocese Palermo
See Palermo
Appointed 4 April 1996
Term ended 19 December 2006
Predecessor Salvatore Pappalardo
Successor Paolo Romeo
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
Orders
Ordination 28 June 1953
by Francesco Minerva
Consecration 27 December 1973
by Francesco Minerva
Created cardinal 21 February 1998
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1930-09-06) 6 September 1930
Vernole, Italy
Nationality Italian
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Salvatore De Giorgi (born 6 September 1930) is an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Prince of the Church, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo.

Life

De Giorgi was born 6 September 1930 in Vernole, in Apulia (Southern Italy). He was ordained as a priest in 1953 and was secretary to Bishop Francesco Minerva of Lecce. He also served as diocesan chaplain for the Teachers' Movement of Catholic Action.[1] 1958 when he became parish priest of Our Lady of Grace in Santa Rosa. In 1973, he was made Titular Bishop of Tulana and an auxiliary bishop of Oria. He became Bishop of that see on 17 March 1978.[2] His pastoral ministry was characterized by the accentuation of the spiritual, commitment to the formation of the clergy, the promotion of the laity. Attentive to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, he was also particularly sensitive to social problems, especially those concerning the family, youth and the protection of life, and has directed special attention to the situation of the marginalized.[3]

In 1981, he was made archbishop of Foggia. From 1987 to 1990, he served as archbishop of Taranto.[2] In 1990, he was appointed General Chaplain of Italian Catholic Action, a position which he held until becoming archbishop of Palermo in 1996. At the same time, he was also elected President of the Sicilian Episcopal Conference. He was often outspoken in his condemnation of organized crime and the mafia. He has visited emigrants from Palermo in the Italian communities in Melbourne, Australia, Chicago and Milwaukee in the United States of America, in Toronto, Canada and London in England.[3]

De Giorgi was named a Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in 1998.[4] He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.

He retired as Archbishop of Palermo on 19 December 2006[1] and was succeeded by Archbishop Paolo Romeo, who had been apostolic nuncio to Italy and San Marino.

Cardinal De Giorgi is noted as a writer and journalist. He has authored several religious publications, including Un servizio di amore per una Chiesa di frontiera.

In the Roman Curia, he serves in the Congregation for the Clergy, the Council for the Laity, and the Council for the Family.[1]

Styles of
Salvatore De Giorgi
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Palermo (emeritus)

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to a commission to investigate leaks of reserved and confidential documents on television, in newspapers, and in other communications media. It first met on 24 April 2012.[5]

In May 2013 Pope Francis designated De Giorgi, as Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, his representative to officiate at the beatification of Father Pino Puglisi, killed by the mafia in 1993. As generally the Pope chooses either the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints or the Cardinal Secretary of State, this was seen as both unprecedented.[6]

On 19 September 2015, Pope Francis named De Giorgi as his Special Envoy to the concluding celebration of the fifth centenary of the creation of the Diocese of Lanciano, Italy, which is now the Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona, held on 22 November 2015.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "de Giorgi, Salvatore", College of Cardinals, ewtn
  2. 1 2 "De Giorgi, Salvatore", Catholic News Agency
  3. 1 2 "Card. Salvatore De Giorgi", Accademia Bonafaciana
  4. ↑ "Card. Salvatore De Giorgi", Zenit, 19 February 2001
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120826235456/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29104.php?index=29104&lang=en. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Grana, Francesco Antonio. "Beatification of Father Puglisi, Pope Francis excludes Cardinal Romeo", Il Fatto Quotidiano, 17 May 2013
  7. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine", 19 September 2015
  8. ↑ "Appointment of the Special Envoy at the concluding celebration of the Fifth Centenary of the creation of the Diocese of Lanciano (now Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona) (November 22, 2015)"
  • "De Giorgi Card. Salvatore". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
Preceded by
Salvatore Pappalardo		 Archbishop of Palermo
4 April 1996 – 19 December 2006		 Succeeded by
Paolo Romeo
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