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Luigi de Magistris
Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus
Appointed22 November 2001
Term ended4 October 2003
PredecessorWilliam Wakefield Baum
SuccessorJames Francis Stafford
Other post(s)Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Gesu e Maria in Via Lata
Previous post(s)Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary (1979-2001)
Titular Archbishop of Nova (1996-2001)
Pro-Major Penitentiary (2001-2003)
Orders
Ordination12 April 1952
Consecration28 April 1996
by Giovanni Canestri
Created cardinal14 February 2015
by Pope Francis
Personal details
Born
Luigi de Magistris

(1926-02-23) 23 February 1926 (age 98)
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Motto"Iuste Iudica Proximo"
(Judge thy neighbor justly)
Coat of armsLuigi de Magistris's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Luigi De Magistris
History
Priestly ordination
Date12 April 1952
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorGiovanni Canestri
Co-consecratorsOttorino Pietro Alberti
Tarcisio Pilotta
Date28 April 1996
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date14 February 2015
Styles of
Luigi De Magistris
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Luigi De Magistris (born 23 February 1926) is a Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus and Cardinal who served as Pro-Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 2001 to 2003.

Biography

He was ordained on 12 April 1952 as a priest in Cagliari. This was followed by an appointment to the Apostolic Penitentiary in April 1979. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Nova on 6 March 1996 by Pope John Paul II and consecrated as a bishop on 28 April 1996. He was raised to the level of archbishop of the same see on 22 November 2001.

When William Wakefield Baum retired from the post of Major Penitentiary, De Magistris was appointed Pro-Major Penitentiary, a title then used for a non-cardinal holding the position of Major Penitentiary. On 4 October 2003 he resigned and was replaced by Cardinal James Stafford.

Cardinal

On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make De Magistris a cardinal on 14 February.[1] At that ceremony, he was appointed Cardinal-Deacon of the titular church of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata.[2]

As De Magistris is over the age of 80, he is not eligible to vote in any future papal conclave.

Family connections

He is a great-great-grand-nephew to Cardinal Amat, one of the other five Sardinians to be made cardinals.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali". NEWS.VA Official Vatican Network. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Consistory: list of titular church assignments". Vatican Radio. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ De Magistris genealogy, araldicasardegna.org; accessed 13 February 2016.Template:It icon
  4. ^ Amat family genealogy, araldicasardegna.org; accessed 13 February 2016.Template:It icon
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pro-Major Penitentiary of
the Apostolic Penitentiary

2001–2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cardinal Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Gesu e Maria in Via Lara Incumbent