- Alfonso Castaldo
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cardinal name=Alfonso Cardinal Castaldo
dipstyle=His Eminence
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See=Naples |Alfonso Cardinal Castaldo (
November 6 ,1890 —March 3 ,1966 ) was an Italianprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He served as Archbishop of Naples from 1958 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.Biography
Alfonso Castaldo was born in
Casoria to Aniello Castaldo (d. circa 1897) and Marianna Crispino. The third of five children, he was baptized in his home four days later, onNovember 10 , by his paternal uncle, who was a canon by the same name, with the permission of theNaples curia. Castaldo, influenced by Monsignor Francesco Morano and Father Luigi Maglione, decided to pursue a career in the Church, and attended the seminaries inCerreto Sannita ,Pozzuoli , and Naples. He also studiedphilosophy and letters at the University of Naples.Ordained a priest by Bishop Angelo Jannacchino on
June 8 ,1913 , Castaldo served as achaplain to theItalian Army (1915-1918), and a provost in Casoria (1918-1934). OnMarch 27 ,1934 , he was appointedBishop of Pozzuoli byPope Pius XI . Castaldo received his episcopal consecration on the followingJune 30 fromAlessio Cardinal Ascalesi , CPPS, with Bishops Salvatore del Bene and Salvatore Meo serving as co-consecrators.Pope Pius XII named him Coadjutor Archbishop of Naples, Titular Archbishop of "Thessalonica", andApostolic Administrator of Pozzuoli onJanuary 14 ,1950 . Castaldo became Archbishop of Naples onFebruary 7 ,1958 , and was created Cardinal Priest of "S. Callisto" byPope John XXIII in theconsistory ofDecember 15 of that same year. On the followingAugust 5 , he was named Bishop "ad personam" of Pozzuoli.The Cardinal attended the
Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and was one of the electors who participated in the 1963 papal conclave, which selectedPope Paul VI . He was highly revered by the people of Naples, and was very involved in welfare, charitable, and educational activities [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,937728-2,00.html The New Cardinals]December 22 ,1958 ] .Castaldo died at 10:50 a.m. in his archiepiscopal residence in Naples, at age 75. He is buried in the "Succopro"
Chapel at theCathedral of Naples .References
External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-c.htm#Castaldo Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcastaldo.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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