Paolo Sardi
His Eminence Paolo Sardi | |
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Patron of the Apostolic Chamber (2004–2010) | |
Motto | Esto vigilans ('Be watchful'; Revelation 3:2) |
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Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
Paolo Sardi (1 September 1934 – 13 July 2019) was an Italian
Early life and priesthood
Sardi was born in Ricaldone, Province of Alessandria; his father was a farmer and his mother a schoolteacher. He studied at the local seminary of the Diocese of Acqui and then in Turin and Rome, where he earned a licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1958.[1] Sardi was ordained a priest on 29 June 1958.
He graduated in
Curial career
On 10 December 1996 Sardi was given the title
On 23 October 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed him Vice Camerlengo (chamberlain) of the Holy Roman Church.[5] In this position he was one of a small number of Vatican officials to visit Pope John Paul in his last days.[6] He held that post until Santos Abril y Castelló was named to replace him on 22 January 2011.[7] The role of vice camerlengo was in addition to his duties at the Secretariat; he complained to Pope Benedict about poor management there in 2009 and joked that, "I'm trying to see in these situations (which, to tell the truth, are numerous) the benevolent intervention of Providence, that wants to prepare me to leave the Secretariat without regrets".[8]
He was appointed Pro-Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta on 6 June 2009.[9][10] On 30 November 2010, after he became a cardinal, his title changed from Pro-Patron to Patron of the Order of Malta.[11] He held that position until 8 November 2014.[12]
Cardinal
On 20 November 2010,
On 29 December 2010 he was appointed a member of the
He was one of the
Sardi died in Rome's
References
- ^ a b c d e f "E' morto il cardinale Paolo Sardi: aveva 84 anni". Vatican News (in Italian). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b Collège cardinalice: décès du card. italien Paolo Sardi (in French). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Omelia di Giovanni Paolo II" (in Italian). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 6 January 1997. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Day, Michael (24 July 2012). "Three Vatican 'moles' named in leaks scandal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 23.10.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Fisher, Ian (2 April 2005). "As His Church Prays, Weakened Pope Nears Death". New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.01.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b Allen Jr., John L. (1 June 2012). "Pondering the 'what,' not the 'who,' of Vatileaks". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.06.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Archbishop Sardi Named Pro-Patron of Order of Malta". Zenit. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.11.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.11.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Allen Jr., John L. (20 October 2010). "Wuerl and Burke among 24 new cardinals". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals] (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.12.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 31.05.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Stille, Alexander (7 September 2015). "Holy Orders". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Donadio, Rachel; Yardley, Jim (18 March 2013). "Vatican's Bureaucracy Tests Even the Infallible". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Bonilla, Mireila (15 July 2019). "Funeral Card. Sardi. Bertone: 'maestro de la teología moral'". Vatican News (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
External links
- "Sardi Card. Paolo". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.