Carlo Confalonieri
Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri ( born July 25, 1893 in Seveso, Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy, † August 1, 1986 in Rome ) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Life
On March 18, 1916 Carlo Confalonieri received at the age of 22 years in Milan by Cardinal Andrea Carlo Ferrari, the sacrament of Holy Orders. 1921, the young priest was by then just as Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal Achille Ratti appointed ( later Pope Pius XI. ) Made to his secretary and accompanied him in 1922 for the conclave after the death of Benedict XV. , Of which the Archbishop of Milan as the new Pope emerged. Pius XI. appointed Confalonieri on the day of his election to his private secretary and this remained until the death of Pius XI. in this responsible function, and later published his memories of Pius XI. under the title Pio XI visto da vicino.
On March 27, 1941, he was named by Pope Pius XII. Archbishop of L' Aquila and consecrated it on 4 May of that year to the bishop. On February 22, 1950, he was appointed Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities and Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum, which titular he held until his cardinal creation.
Pope John XXIII. took him on 15 December 1958 as cardinal priest with the titular church of S. Agnese fuori le mura in the College of Cardinals. As of March 14, 1961, he was secretary of the Congregation consistorialis ( Consistorial ) whose per - prefect, he was in 1966. Cardinal Confalonieri after the death of John XXIII. the conclave in 1963 in part.
From 15 August 1967 to 25 February 1973, he was prefect of the products resulting from the Consistorial Congregation for Bishops. On March 15, 1972, he was elevated to Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina.
Pope Paul VI. confirmed on December 12, 1977 he was elected Cardinal Dean and the additional appointment related to Cardinal Bishop of Ostia. In his office, he directed the first conclave in 1978, after the sudden death of Pope John Paul I and the conclave in October of the same year. He held this post until his death on 1 August 1986.