Paolo Bertoli

Paolo Bertoli S.T.D. JUD (1 February 1908 – 8 November 2001) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.


Paolo Bertoli
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed7 May 1969
Term ended1 March 1973
PredecessorBenno Walter Gut
SuccessorLuigi Raimondi
Other postsCardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1979–2001)
Orders
Ordination15 August 1930
by Giuseppe Bertazzoni
Consecration11 May 1952
by Eugène Tisserant
Created cardinal28 April 1969
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Deacon (1969–73)
Cardinal-Priest (1973–79)
Cardinal-Bishop (1979–2001)
Personal details
Birth namePaolo Bertoli
Born1 February 1908
Poggio Garfagnana, Kingdom of Italy
Died8 November 2001(2001-11-08) (aged 93)
Rome, Italy
ParentsCarlo Bertoli
Aride Poli
Previous post
Alma mater
  • Pontifical Major Roman Seminary
  • Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare
MottoFide tutior
Coat of arms
Styles of
Paolo Bertoli
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeFrascati (suburbicarian see)

Early life

Paolo Bertoli was born in Poggio Garfagnana, Italy. He was educated at the Seminary of Lucca and later at the Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome where he earned doctorates in philosophy and theology. He carried on his studies at the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum "S. Apollinare", where he earned a doctorate in utroque iure (in both canon and civil law).

Priest

He was ordained on 15 August 1930 in Lucca. From 1930 until 1933 he studied further. From 1933 until 1938 he served as an attaché of the nunciature in Yugoslavia. He was created Privy chamberlain of His Holiness in 1934. He was an Auditor of the nunciature in France between 1938 and 1942. He was raised to the level of Domestic prelate of His Holiness in 1946. He was the Papal representative to the International Conference to solve the problems caused by the Second World War in Bern, Switzerland, in 1946. He was Chargé d'affaires of the nunciature in Czechoslovakia for 1949 but was unable to hold the post for political reasons.

Bishop

Pope Pius XII appointed him titular Archbishop of Nicomedia on 24 March 1952 and then named him apostolic delegate to Turkey two days later. He was consecrated a bishop on 11 May 1952 by Eugène Tisserant then Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia on 7 May 1953.

He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon on 16 April 1959[1] and Apostolic Nuncio to France on 16 April 1960.[2] He attended the Second Vatican Council.

Cardinal

He was created Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità in the consistory of 28 April 1969. Pope Paul VI appointed him Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 7 May 1969. He remained as Prefect until he resigned on 1 March 1973. He was raised to the order of Cardinal-Priests and exchanged his deaconry for the title of S. Girolamo degli Schiavoni on 5 March 1973. He took part in the conclaves that elected Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II in August and October. Pope John Paul named him Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal-Bishop of the suburbicarian see of Frascati on 30 June 1979. He resigned the post of Camerlengo on 25 March 1985. He died in 2001 in Rome.

References

  1. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LI. 1959. p. 779. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LII. 1960. p. 837. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Benno Gut
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
7 May 1969 – 1 March 1973
Succeeded by
Luigi Raimondi
Preceded by
Jean-Marie Villot
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
5 May 1979 – 25 March 1985
Succeeded by
Sebastiano Baggio
Preceded by
Jean-Marie Villot
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
30 June 1979 – 8 November 2001
Succeeded by
Alfonso López Trujillo
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.