Andrzej Maria Deskur

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Andrzej Maria Deskur (29 February 1924 – 3 September 2011) was President

Cardinal of the Catholic Church.[1]

Life and career

The cardinal's tomb in his native Poland.

Deskur was born in Sancygniów, near

Vatican II (1960–1962), peritus for the assembly of the council (1962–1965) and was a member of the Conciliar Commissions for Bishops, for the Clergy, for the Laity, and for the Press and Entertainment.[1]

In 1973 he was named president of the Pontifical Commission (now Council) for Social Communications.[1] He was appointed titular bishop of Tene on 17 June 1974 and received episcopal ordination the following 30 June. On 15 February 1980, John Paul II named him Archbishop and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission.

Deskur was raised to the Cardinalate on 25 May 1985, becoming

San Cesareo in Palatio, that had belonged to Pope John Paul II himself until his elevation to the Papacy. After ten years as a Cardinal-Deacon he exercised his right and his titular church
was elevated and he became Cardinal-Priest. Cardinal Deskur lost the right to participate in the conclave when he turned 80 years old in 2004.

Deskur contributed to numerous congresses and meetings for professionals of the press, radio, television and cinema, visiting about 70 countries on five continents. Among other endeavours, he was one of the promoters of the radio station "Radio Veritas" for countries in Asia and Oceania.

The challenge of promoting Christianity in the field of social communications did not impede Cardinal Deskur from dedicating himself also to pastoral activity. During all his years in Rome he performed his priestly and episcopal ministry in numerous parishes. For many years he devoted himself to the office of spiritual director at the pre-seminary St. Pius V.

He was President of the Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception.

Curial membership:

  • Divine Worship and Sacraments
    (congregations)
  • Health Care Workers (council)
  • Vatican City State (commission)

Deskur died on 3 September 2011, aged 87.[3] He was buried at the St. John Paul II Center, Krakow, Poland.

References

  1. ^ a b c Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał, in Salvador Miranda, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, Andrzej Maria Deskur
  2. ^ "Andrzej Maria Deskur h. Góra Złotoskalista".
  3. ^ Vatican Information Service Archived September 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

Sources

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