Antonio Saverio De Luca
Deceased Person
1805 – 1883
Who was Antonio Saverio De Luca?
Antonio Saverio De Luca was an Italian bishop and prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for Studies as well as Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso and Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
Born Bronte, Sicily, he was ordained on 10 February 1839, aged 33, as Priest of Monreale, Italy. On 24 November 1845 he was appointed as Bishop of Aversa. Two months later he was ordained as Bishop of Aversa.
On 22 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus. On 24 December 1853, aged 48, he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria. On 9 September 1856 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Austria.
On 16 March 1863, aged 57, he was appointed Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quattro Coronati and elevated to the Cardinalate.
In 1878 he was appointed as Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, as Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso and as Prefect of the Congregation for Studies.
He died aged 78 in Rome.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1805
Bronte, Sicily - Lived in
- Sicily
- Died
- Dec 28, 1883
Rome
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on July 23, 2013
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