Luigi de Magistris

Who is Luigi de Magistris?

Luigi de Magistris is a Roman Catholic Archbishop who served as Pro-Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary from 2001 until the appointment of James Cardinal Stafford in 2003.

He was ordained on 12 April 1952 as a Priest in Cagliari, Italy. This was followed by an appointment in Apostolic Penitentiary in April 1979. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Nova on 6 March 1996 by Pope John Paul II being ordained bishop on 28 April 1996. He was raised to the level of archbishop of the same see on 22 November 2001.

When William Wakefield Baum retired from the post of Major Penitentiary, de Magistris was appointed Pro-Major Penitentiary, a title then used for someone holding the position of Major Penitentiary without being a cardinal. However, on 4 October 2003 he resigned and was replaced by James Stafford.