Eugenio Dal Corso

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Coadjutor Bishop of Saurimo (1996-97)
  • Bishop of Saurimo (1997-2008)
    • MottoBuscai primeiro o Reino de Deus (Seek first the kingdom of God)
    Coat of armsEugenio Dal Corso's coat of arms

    Eugenio Dal Corso (born 16 May 1939) is an

    Poor Servants of Divine Providence
    and worked as a missionary in Argentina and Angola from 1975 to 1996.

    Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019.

    Life

    Eugenio Dal Corso was born in

    elected pope two months earlier.[1]

    From the age of ten he attended the Don Calabria Institute and there decided to become a missionary.

    ordained in the Casa di Nazareth on 7 July 1963. He then completed his studies in dogmatics while he also doing pastoral work in the Madonna di Campagna parish in Verona as well as in Naples. He also taught theology from 1967 to 1968.[2][1] Dal Corso began his career as a missionary in the city of Laferrere in Buenos Aires Province in January 1975, where he helped educate new priests. After just over a decade there, he was assigned to the missions in Luanda, Angola, in March 1986. One of his projects there was the construction of a seminary in Uíje[2]
    In 1991 he was appointed the Provincial Superior of his order in Angola.

    co-consecrators.[2] He became Bishop of Saurimo when his predecessor retired on 15 January 1997.[4] On 18 February 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named him Bishop of Benguela.[5] Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 26 March 2018 at the age of 78.[6]

    Cardinal Priest of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino.[7]

    Notes

    1. Poor Servants of Divine Providence [it
      ].

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b "Pope announces 13 new Cardinals for the missionary Church". Vatican News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    2. ^ a b c "Il Papa nomina cardinal il "Veronese" mons. Eugenio Dal Corso". Verona Sera. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    3. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 300. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    4. ^ "Diocese de Saurimo: Resumo Histórico". Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
    5. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 18.02.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    6. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 26.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    7. ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 05.10.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

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    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by Bishop of Saurimo
    15 January 1997 – 18 February 2008     		Succeeded by
    Preceded by Bishop of Benguela
    18 February 2008 – 26 March 2018     		Succeeded by
    António Francisco Jaca
    Preceded by Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia
    5 October 2019 –     		Incumbent
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