Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto | |
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| Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 7 April 1967 |
| Term ended | 1 March 1973 |
| Predecessor | Fernando Cento |
| Successor | Giuseppe Paupini |
| Other post | Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (1961–73) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 24 February 1923 |
| Consecration | 27 December 1958 by Pope John XXIII |
| Created cardinal | 16 January 1961 by Pope John XXIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest (1961) Cardinal-Bishop (1961–73) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto 9 March 1899 |
| Died | 17 March 1973(1973-03-17) (aged 74) Rome,Italy |
| Buried | Chiesa di Immacolata e San Benedetto Giuseppe Labre a Via Taranto |
| Parents | Tommaso Ferretto Adele Stazi |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Seminary Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | Fortis in fide |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Giuseppe Ferretto | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Sabina e Poggio Mirteto (suburbicarian) |
Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto (9 March 1899 – 17 March 1973) was an ItalianCardinal of theRoman Catholic Church who served asMajor Penitentiary in theRoman Curia from 1967 to 1973, and was elevated to the rank ofcardinal in 1961.
Ferretto was born inRome to Tommaso and Adele (née Stazi) Ferretto. He studied at thePontifical Roman Seminary (minor and major branches), thePontifical Lateran University (where he obtained hisdoctorates intheology andcanon and civil law), and thePontifical Institute of Christian Archeology in Rome.Ordained to thepriesthood on 24 February 1923, Ferretto finished his studies in 1926 and then taught at the Pontifical Lateran University and thePontifical Urbaniana University until 1958. He served as an official in theVicariate of Rome from 1929 to 1939, when he was made areferendary of theApostolic Signatura on 23 April. Before becoming acanon ofSt. Peter's Basilica on 1 May 1953, he was named substitute (7 June 1943) and later assessor (27 June 1950) of theSacred Consistorial Congregation.
He was also a notedarchaeologist.[1][2]
On 14 December 1958, Ferretto was appointedTitular Archbishop ofSerdica byPope John XXIII. He received hisepiscopal consecration inSt. Peter's Basilica on the following 27 December from Pope John, with BishopsGirolamo Bortignon,OFM Cap and Gioacchino Muccin serving asco-consecrators. Ferretto was named Secretary of theCollege of Cardinals on 20 January 1959.
He was createdCardinal-Priest ofSanta Croce in Gerusalemme by Pope John in theconsistory of 16 January 1961.[3] There had been speculation that he had been one of the cardinals appointedin pectore on 28 March 1960,[4] but his precedence in the College of Cardinals did not reflect such an appointment.
Ferretto was named Cardinal Bishop ofSabina e Poggio Mirteto on 26 March 1961.[5] Pope John had recently changed the way cardinals were raised to the rank of cardinal bishop. Previously, the senior cardinal deacon and the senior cardinal priest had the right to opt for the title of cardinal bishop when one of the sees assigned to a cardinal bishop became vacant. Pope John made the appointment the prerogative of the pope. While the older method had ensured that only senior clerics of advanced age held the title of cardinal bishop, Pope John's first appointment under the new rule was Ferretto, who had just turned 62.[6] A cardinal for just two months, he was the lowest ranking member of the order of cardinal priests.
He attended theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. He participated in the1963 papal conclave, where he was also thought to be a possible candidate for election to the papacy.[1] He was appointedMajor Penitentiary on 7 April 1967.[7] Pope Paul named him a participant in the first post-Vatican IISynod of Bishops in 1967.[8] On 1 March 1973, he resigned as Major Penitentiary.
Ferretto died on 17 March 1973 in Rome, at age 74. He had been suffering from a heart condition.[1] He is buried in the church of Immacolata e S. Benedetto Giuseppe Labre a via Taranto.
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| Preceded by | Secretary of the College of Cardinals 1959–1961 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Major Penitentiary 1967–1973 | Succeeded by |
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