Francesco Marchisano

Francesco Cardinal Marchisano ( born June 25, 1929 in Racconigi, Cuneo province, Italy) is a retired cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Life

Marchisano received on 29 June 1952 in Turin by Cardinal Maurilio Fossati the sacrament of Holy Orders. On July 13, 1963 he was awarded by Pope Paul VI. the honorary title Surplus secret chamberlain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ).

John Paul II appointed him on October 6, 1988 Titular Bishop of Populonia and Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. The episcopal ordination donates him John Paul II on January 6, 1989. Were the co-consecrators later appointed Curia cardinals archbishops Edward Idris Cassidy and José Tomás Sánchez.

On September 4, 1991, he became president of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology and on 4 May 1993 also President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church, whose secretary he was previously. John Paul II appointed him on 4 July 1994 per hac vice Titular Archbishop of his previous Titularbistums Populonia. On 24 April 2002, he was named Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica, Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City appointed and elected President of the Fabric of St. Peter's.

Marchisano occurred on 13 October 2003 back as President of the Pontificia Commissio de Bonis Culturalibus Ecclesiae and was also appointed on 5 February 2005 as President of the Pontifical Labour Office. Having reached the age limit Marchisano resigned as President of the Pontificia Commissio de Sacra Archaeologia.

On 21 October 2003 he was accepted as a cardinal deacon with the title Diakonia Santa Lucia del Gonfalone in the College of Cardinals. He participated in the conclave in 2005, in which Pope Benedict XVI. was chosen. On 31 October 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. put forward his resignation for reasons of age as Archpriest of the Vatican Basilica. On July 3, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. Marchisanos reasons of age pre- mounted resignation from the post of president of the Pontifical Labour Office in.

On January 17, 2005, he Gerd Westdickenberg handed over conferred by Federal President Horst Köhler Federal Cross of Merit

Membership in the Roman Curia

Francesco Cardinal Marchisano was a member of the following congregations and councils of the Roman Curia:

  • Congregation for Catholic Education
  • Pontifical Council for Culture
  • Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
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