Adeodato Giovanni Piazza

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President of the Italian Episcopal Conference
(1953–54)
MottoUt sint unum

Adeodato Giovanni Piazza,

Roman Catholic Church, and Patriarch of Venice, as well as a member of the Roman Curia in Vatican City
.

Life

He was born in

Catholic priest on 19 December 1908 by the Patriarch of Venice. He then served as the prior in several monasteries of the Order, until the outbreak of World War I, at which time he served as a military chaplain
.

After the war Piazza was again sent to serve as the prior of several local monasteries over the subsequent years. In 1922 he was called to Rome to serve as the Secretary to the Prior General of the Order, serving in that position until 1925, when he was elected as the

bishop the following 24 February in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Santa Teresa, Rome
.

Piazza was appointed as Patriarch of Venice in December 1935 and formally installed early the next year. He was elevated to cardinal by

Papal conclave of 1939 that elected Pope Pius XII
.

Piazza remained Patriarch of Venice until 1948 at which time he was named by Pope Pius XII as the Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation (now called the

Fulton John Sheen
a bishop at the Roman basilica of Sts. John and Paul.

Piazza died in Rome on 30 November 1957, and was buried in the Church of Santa Teresa.

Episcopal lineage

Piazza's episcopal lineage, or apostolic succession was:[1]

References

  1. ^ David M. Cheney, "Bishop Oscar Cantoni", Catholic Hierarchy, retrieved 2019-08-09

Sources


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Patriarch of Venice
1936–1948 		Succeeded by
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